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A visit to the Mikeska 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 Mikeska Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mikeska Cemetery:

29.4819, -96.9194

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mikeska Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mikeska Cemetery is located in Lavaca County<2>.

The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies just to the south southwest of the Mikeska Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mikeska Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mikeska Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mikeska Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jewish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jewish Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hallettsville.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hallettsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6556 <5>
  • Hallettsville City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Hallettsville City Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallettsville City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hallettsville City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hallettsville.
    • The Hallettsville City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641455 <5>
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
  • Pagel Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New County Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Old County Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Vsetin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pagel Settlement Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Breslau Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Breslau Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau Cemetery
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Obelgoner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Obelgoner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelgoner Cemetery
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Bock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bock Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock Cemetery
    • Andrew Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Andrew Chapel Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Chapel Cemetery
    • Moravia Ascension Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Moravia Ascension Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia Ascension Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moravia Ascension Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Moulton.
      • The Moravia Ascension Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176975 <5>
    • Witting Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Charlottenburg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Redus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Redus Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redus Cemetery
    • Willowsburg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bila Hora Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bila Hora Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bila Hora Cemetery
    • Austin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Austin Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mikeska Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mikeska Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Hallettsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Breslau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
  • Sublime
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Wied
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
  • Moravia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Gleckler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
  • Oakland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Komensky
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
  • Sweet Home
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ezzell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
  • New Bielau ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Schulenburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Engle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
    • Sheridan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Shiner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Praha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Moulton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Weimar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
    • Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Flatonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Mikeska Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lavaca County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mikeska Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mikeska Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lavaca 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 Mikeska Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1341584  (Mikeska Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341584 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: Lavaca
      • Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hallettsville
      • Location given for Mikeska Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.4819071     Lon: -96.9194256
      • 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 Lavaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mikeska 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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