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A visit to the Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery ...

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

30.1105, -97.6422

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

The Nelson Cemetery is located in Travis County<2>.

The county seat for Travis County is located in Austin. Austin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Nelson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Nelson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Creedmoor Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Creedmoor Community Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor Community Cemetery
    • The Creedmoor Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Creedmoor Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3108 <5>
  • Carl Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Carl Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Austin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1034863 <5>
  • Vasquez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Niederwald Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Niederwald Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald Cemetery
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Guadalupe Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Lockhart.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3979 <5>
  • Lytton Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Upper Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lower Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
    • Haynie Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Haynie Chapel Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynie Chapel Cemetery
      • The Haynie Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haynie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4127 <5>
    • Comanche Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Comanche Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Cemetery
    • Burdett Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Assumption Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
      • The Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Edwards Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178 <5>
    • Williamson Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Martin Church Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Kyle.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5049 <5>
    • Wrights Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Wrights Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Cemetery
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter 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 Nelson Cemetery.

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

  • Elroy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Elroy is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
  • Pilot Knob
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Mustang Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Creedmoor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Carl
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Carl is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
  • Mendoza
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
  • Lytton Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
  • Garfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Garfield is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Del Valle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Niederwald
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Cedar Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Onion Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Onion Creek is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Saint Johns Colony
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
    • Wyldwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
    • San Leanna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • San Leanna is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Goforth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Goforth is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
    • Webberville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchaca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Austin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tanglewood Forest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
    • Buda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Buda is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <6>
    • Uhland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
    • Dale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Hollow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
    • Hays
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people

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 Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Travis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Austin
    • Austin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Nelson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Austin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Buda
    • Buda lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Nelson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda

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 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 Nelson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Travis 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 Nelson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1342417  (Nelson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342417 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: Travis
      • Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Creedmoor
      • Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.1104925     Lon: -97.6422229
      • 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 Travis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nelson 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.