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A visit to the Mission Burial Park ...

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 Mission Burial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mission Burial Park:

29.3436, -98.4661

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

The Mission Burial Park is located in Bexar County<2>.

The county seat for Bexar County is located in San Antonio. San Antonio lies just to the north northwest of the Mission Burial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mission Burial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Mission Burial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mission Burial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Mission San Jose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mission San Jose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Mission San Jose Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission San Jose Cemetery
    • The Mission San Jose Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Jose Mission Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6705 <5>
  • Mission Espada Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rodfel Sholom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lona China Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lona China Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lona China Cemetery
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Eastview Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
    • The Eastview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Southern Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3350 <5>
  • San Antonio National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • San Fernando Cemetery #1
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • San Fernando Cemetery #3
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The San Fernando Cemetery #3 is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fernando Cemetery #3
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Fernando Cemetery #3 is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
    • The San Fernando Cemetery #3 has also been known as:
    • Roselawn Cemetery
    • Roselawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #568131 <5>
  • San Fernando Cemetery #2
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Borrego Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Delgado Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Delgado Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delgado Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Meadowlawn Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hernandez Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hernandez Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernandez Cemetery
    • Ruiz Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ruiz Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruiz Cemetery
    • Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lorant - Lorenz Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Missionary Servants of St. Anthony
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Flores Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Flores Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flores Cemetery
    • Arciniega Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Arciniega Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arciniega Cemetery
      • The Arciniega Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morales Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153 <5>
    • Cardenas Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • M.B. Morales Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • San Lorenzo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The San Lorenzo Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lorenzo Cemetery
    • Cover Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Cover Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sayers.
      • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Garden of Memory
      • Salem - Sayers Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173544 <5>
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mission Burial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mission Burial Park, with the nearest first:

  • San Antonio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Boldtville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Boldtville is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
  • China Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • China Grove is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
  • Alamo Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Martinez
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Martinez is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
  • Kirby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Sam Houston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
  • Terrell Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
  • Olmos Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
  • Elmendorf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sayers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sayers is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
  • Sandy Oaks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Balcones Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Westwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Lackland City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
    • Von Ormy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Castle Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Graytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Graytown is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
    • Saspamco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Saspamco is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
    • Fratt ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Fratt is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
    • Lackland Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lone Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Windcrest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Windcrest is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
    • Leon Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Macdona
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Mission Burial Park. The following communities are located in Bexar County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mission Burial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Mission Burial Park:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bexar 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 Mission Burial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1362964  (Mission Burial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1362964 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: Bexar
      • Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Southton
      • Location given for Mission Burial Park:
      • Lat: 29.3435693     Lon: -98.466127
      • 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 Bexar, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mission Burial Park) 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.