A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
30.1788, -96.6041
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Brenham. Brenham lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Broesche Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Broesche Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broesche Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Holt Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holt Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Holt Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Burton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2341597 <5>
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehburg Cemetery
- Rehburg Church Cemetery
- Hartstack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hartstack Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstack Cemetery
- Carmine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jaeger - Witte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flat Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Flat Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Prairie Cemetery
- Mayer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Latium Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Latium Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium Cemetery
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- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Barnett - Estes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnett - Estes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett - Estes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnett - Estes Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Burton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2341563 <5>
- White Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The White Union Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Union Cemetery
- Sternberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sternberg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sternberg Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Burkhardt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Burkhardt Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt Cemetery
- Richter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Richter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter Cemetery
- Becker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Becker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
- Weyand Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Weyand Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyand Cemetery
- Kraus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Kraus Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraus Cemetery
- Lehmann Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lehmann Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmann Cemetery
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 Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- La Bahia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Bahia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
- Carmine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
- Rehburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rehburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
- Round Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Gay Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shelby is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Quarry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Ledbetter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haw Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brenham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walhalla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walhalla is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
- Roznov
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roznov is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
- Birch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Birch is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frenstat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frenstat is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
- Industry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bleiblerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Nechanitz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
- New Wehdem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Wehdem is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
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 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1342987 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342987 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burton
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.178827 Lon: -96.6041391
- 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 Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Hill 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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