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A visit to the Old Town Cemetery ...


The location of the Old Town Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Old Town Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Town Cemetery

Lat:   28.5444°   (28° 32' 39")

Lon:   -96.5225°   (-96° 31' 20")

The Old Town Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.

The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Port Lavaca. Port Lavaca lies just to the northwest of the Old Town Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Old Town Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Calhoun County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Old Town Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Town Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Indianola
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
      • Indianola is located in Calhoun County
    • Port Lavaca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Comfort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
      • Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <4>
    • Port O'Connor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port O'Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port O'Connor
      • Port O'Connor is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port O'Connor <4>
    • Port Alto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Alto
      • Port Alto is located in Calhoun County
    • Weedhaven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
      • Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
    • Seadrift
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seadrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seadrift
      • Seadrift is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seadrift <4>
    • Long Mott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • La Salle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
      • La Salle is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <4>
    • Vanderbilt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderbilt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
      • Vanderbilt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderbilt <4>
    • Lolita
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lolita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolita
      • Lolita is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolita <4>
    • Palacios
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • La Ward
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Ward
        • La Ward is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Ward <4>
      • Placedo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placedo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placedo
        • Placedo is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placedo <4>
      • Tivoli
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Austwell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austwell
        • Austwell is located in Refugio County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austwell <4>
      • Bloomington
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
        • Bloomington is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
      • Collegeport
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeport
        • Collegeport is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collegeport <4>
      • Francitas
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francitas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francitas
        • Francitas is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francitas <4>
      • Dacosta
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
        • Dacosta is located in Victoria County

    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 Old Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Old Town Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Indianola Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Port Lavaca Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Port Lavaca Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • The Port Lavaca Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lynnworth Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Lavaca Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #449851 <6>
    • Little Mary's Grave
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ranger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ranger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ranger Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ranger Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Clark Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2538 <6>
    • Clark Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Family Cemetery
    • Hatch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hatch Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • The Hatch Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Aqua Dulce Cemetery
      • Chocolate Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278995 <6>
    • Six Mile Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Six Mile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Six Mile Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Six Mile Cemetery
    • Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Seadrift Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stiernberg Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jordan Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420234 <6>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Matagorda Lighthouse Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sonneman Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lolita Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lolita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lolita Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lolita Cemetery
      • Deutschburg Community Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Palacios Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Palacios Cemetery is located in Matagorda County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palacios Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Palacios.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palacios Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984750 <6>
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Refugio County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Francitas Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Francitas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Francitas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Francitas Cemetery
      • Red Bluff Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Red Bluff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Bluff Cemetery
      • Austwell Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Austwell Cemetery is located in Refugio County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austwell Cemetery

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

    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 Old Town Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2573574  (Old Town Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2573574 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Port Lavaca East
      • County: Calhoun         Elev: 2
      • Location given for GNIS #2573574 (Old Town Cemetery)

    The official website for Calhoun County: www.tisd.net/~calhoun/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Calhoun, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Town Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5444, Longitude: -96.5225       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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