A visit to the Pecan Branch 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 Pecan Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pecan Branch Cemetery:
29.4844, -97.5255
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pecan Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pecan Branch Cemetery is located in Gonzales County<2>.
The county seat for Gonzales County is located in Gonzales. Gonzales lies just to the east northeast of the Pecan Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pecan Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pecan Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pecan Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Storey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Storey Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storey Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Princeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Randle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Randle Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randle Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Oso Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oso Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso Cemetery
- DeWitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The DeWitt Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Camp Brazil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Brazil Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Brazil Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Brazil Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gonzales.
- The Camp Brazil Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodmen of the World Spanish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2718 <5>
- McKeller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McKeller Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeller Cemetery
- Gonzales Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gonzales Memorial Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gonzales Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Gonzales.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150299 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Stroman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Stroman Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroman Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Burrls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Burrls Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrls Cemetery
- Ellis - Nance Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Ellis - Nance Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis - Nance Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Terrysville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Terrysville Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrysville 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 Pecan Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pecan Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cost is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
- Summerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Oak Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Gonzales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monthalia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
- Wrightsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bebe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ottine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hamon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamon is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
- Harwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McNeil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McNeil is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Glaze City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
- Kokernot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
- Luling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Smiley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Cheapside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- Dewville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dewville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
- Hochheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waelder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Pecan Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gonzales County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pecan Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gonzales
- Luling
- Luling lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pecan Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luling.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luling
- Nixon
- Nixon lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Pecan Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nixon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Smiley
- Smiley lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pecan Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Smiley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
- Waelder
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pecan Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Gonzales 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 Pecan Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1343756 (Pecan Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343756 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: Gonzales
- Est. Elev: 99 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cost
- Location given for Pecan Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.4844035 Lon: -97.5255496
- 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 Gonzales, 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- Pecan Branch 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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