A visit to the Meir Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Meir Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meir Cemetery:
30.0502, -96.4550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meir Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meir Cemetery is located in Austin County<2>.
The county seat for Austin County is located in Bellville. Bellville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Meir Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Meir Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Meir Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meir Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesley Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wesley Brethren Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Brethren Cemetery
- The Wesley Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Czech - Moravian Brethren Church Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959956 <5>
- Scranton Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randle Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Randle Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randle Hill Cemetery
- Zettel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zettel Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zettel Cemetery
- National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The National Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Cemetery
- Haedge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Haedge Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haedge Cemetery
- Germania Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Germania Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shellburne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shellburne Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellburne Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Weiss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Weiss Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiss Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lehmann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lehmann Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmann Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Industry Brethen Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Industry Brethen Church Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry Brethen Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Industry Brethen Church Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Industry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983912 <5>
- Knolle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Knolle Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knolle Cemetery
- Star Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
- Nelsonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelsonville Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville Cemetery
- Latium Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Latium Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium Cemetery
- Schmidt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Phillipsburg Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg Cemetery
- The Phillipsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5981 <5>
- HIC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The HIC Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for HIC Cemetery
- Prairie Lea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Lea Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea Cemetery
- The Prairie Lea Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brenham Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meir Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meir Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bleiblerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wesley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Industry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Wehdem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Wehdem is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
- Kenney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenvine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shelby is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Brenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Haw Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Pisek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pisek is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
- New Ulm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Bahia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Bahia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
- Frelsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
- Bellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chappell Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roznov
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roznov is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
- Rehburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rehburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
- Buckhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Carmine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gay Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Fayetteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cat Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Meir Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Austin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meir Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellville
- Brenham
- Chappell Hill
- Fayetteville
- New Ulm
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Meir Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Austin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Meir Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1341347 (Meir Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341347 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Austin
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Welcome
- Location given for Meir Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.0502207 Lon: -96.4549689
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Austin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meir Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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