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A visit to the National 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 National Cemetery ...

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

29.9822, -96.4305

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

The National Cemetery is located in Austin County<2>.

The county seat for Austin County is located in Bellville. Bellville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the National Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the National 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 National Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shellburne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Shellburne Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellburne Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Nelsonville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Nelsonville Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville Cemetery
  • Haedge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Haedge Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haedge Cemetery
  • Star Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
  • Scranton Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Burns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Burns Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
  • Meir Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Meir Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meir Cemetery
  • Knolle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Knolle Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knolle Cemetery
  • Heitman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Heitman Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heitman Cemetery
  • Germania Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Germania Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Cemetery
  • Industry Brethen Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hoppe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hoppe Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppe Cemetery
    • Frnka Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Frnka Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frnka Cemetery
    • New Ulm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Ulm Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ulm Cemetery
    • Pope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pope Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
    • Machemehl Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Machemehl Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machemehl Cemetery
    • Kachele Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Kachele Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kachele Cemetery
    • Travis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Travis Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
    • Wesley Brethren Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Schmidt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
    • Brast Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Brast Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brast Cemetery
    • Muery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Muery Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muery Cemetery
    • Meyer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Meyer Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Randle Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Randle Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randle Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the National Cemetery.

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

  • Bleiblerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Industry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Ulm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wesley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • New Wehdem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
  • Pisek ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pisek is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
  • Frelsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
  • Bellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sempronius ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
  • Shelby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Cat Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Greenvine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Brenham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <6>
    • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Millheim
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Buckhorn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Fayetteville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chappell Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Burton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • La Bahia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Round Top
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Roznov
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov

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 National 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 National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 National 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 National Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1363605  (National Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1363605 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: 96 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Ulm
      • Location given for National Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9821679     Lon: -96.4305241
      • 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 '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- National 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.