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A visit to the Myrtle 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 Myrtle Cemetery ...

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

29.5108, -96.5686

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

The Myrtle Cemetery is located in Colorado County<2>.

The county seat for Colorado County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Myrtle Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Myrtle Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Myrtle Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cheetham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Cheetham Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheetham Cemetery
  • Brownson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Brownson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson Cemetery
  • Garwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Garwood Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood Cemetery
  • Garwood Methodist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Miller Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Miller Creek Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Creek Cemetery
  • Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Shepard Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Shepard Memorial Park is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Memorial Park
    • The Shepard Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Glidden Cemetery
  • Ijams Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Ijams Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ijams Cemetery
  • Keilers Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Keilers Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keilers Cemetery
  • Smoothingiron Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Smoothingiron Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoothingiron Cemetery
  • Nada Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nada Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nada Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Adams Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Willing Workers Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rees Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Rees Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
    • Shimek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Shimek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimek Cemetery
    • Redus Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Redus Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redus Cemetery
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
    • Obelgoner Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Obelgoner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelgoner Cemetery
    • Alley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Alley Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Columbus City Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Columbus City Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Cemetery
    • St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Myrtle Cemetery.

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

  • Rock Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Sheridan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Altair
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Garwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Boedecker Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
  • Nada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eldridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Columbus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Glidden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sublime
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Matthews
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Matthews is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Ramsey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Borden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Alleyton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
    • Eagle Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Provident City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Provident City is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
    • Oakland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hillcrest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Bonus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
    • Speaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hahn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hahn is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
    • Weimar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry

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 Myrtle Cemetery. The following communities are located in Colorado County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Myrtle 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 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 Myrtle Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Colorado 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 Myrtle Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1342339  (Myrtle Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342339 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: Colorado
      • Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rock Island
      • Location given for Myrtle Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.5107965     Lon: -96.5685828
      • 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 Colorado, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Myrtle 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.