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A visit to the Old Town 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 Old Town Cemetery ...

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

28.5444, -96.5225

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Town Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of the Old Town Cemetery.<4>

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
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Lavaca Cemetery
    • The Port Lavaca Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lynnworth Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #449851 <5>
  • Little Mary's Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ranger Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ranger Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clark Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Port Lavaca.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2538 <5>
  • Clark Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Family Cemetery
  • Hatch Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Hatch Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
    • The Hatch Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Aqua Dulce Cemetery
    • Chocolate Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278995 <5>
  • Six Mile Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Six Mile Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Cemetery
  • Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery
    • The Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenlawn Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #811126 <5>
  • 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)
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jordan Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Seadrift.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420234 <5>
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    • 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)
      • The Lolita Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palacios Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palacios Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Palacios.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984750 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Refugio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Francitas Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Francitas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francitas Cemetery
    • Red Bluff Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Red Bluff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Cemetery
    • Austwell Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Austwell Cemetery is located in Refugio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austwell Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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)
    • Indianola is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Port Lavaca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Comfort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Port O'Connor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Alto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Alto is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Alto
  • Weedhaven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
  • Seadrift
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kamey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kamey is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamey
  • Long Mott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • La Salle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Heyser
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Heyser is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyser
  • Vanderbilt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lolita
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Palacios
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • La Ward
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Placedo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tivoli
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Austwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Collegeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Francitas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dacosta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Old Town Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Old Town Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2573574  (Old Town Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2573574 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: Calhoun
      • Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Port Lavaca East
      • Location given for Old Town Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.5444444     Lon: -96.5225
      • 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Town 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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