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A visit to the Pinchback Obenchain 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 Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery ...

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

29.6630, -96.4969

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

The Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery is located in Colorado County<2>.

The county seat for Colorado County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the northwest of the Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Alley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Alley Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Columbus City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Columbus City Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Cemetery
  • Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Willing Workers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mexican Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mexican Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Cemetery
  • Grewe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grewe Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grewe Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Shepard Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Shepard Memorial Park is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Memorial Park
    • The Shepard Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Glidden Cemetery
  • Gay Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gay Hill Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill Cemetery
  • Halyard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Halyard Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halyard Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kansteiner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Kansteiner Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansteiner Cemetery
    • Brune Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brune Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brune Cemetery
    • Ijams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Ijams Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ijams Cemetery
    • Sommerlotte Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Sommerlotte Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sommerlotte Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sommerlotte Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Columbus.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7004 <5>
    • Miller Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Fitzgerald Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
    • Grace Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery.

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

  • Alleyton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Columbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramsey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Altair
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glidden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Rock Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Eagle Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Borden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
  • Frelsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
  • Sheridan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Garwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Boedecker Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
    • Eldridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
    • Matthews
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Matthews is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • New Ulm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cat Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
    • Lissie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rexville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Rexville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
    • Ellinger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Weimar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
    • Nada
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bonus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
    • Fayetteville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colorado County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Columbus
  • Fayetteville
  • Garwood
    • Garwood lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Garwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
  • New Ulm
  • Weimar
    • Weimar lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Weimar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weimar

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 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 Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Colorado 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 Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1344034  (Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344034 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: Colorado
      • Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alleyton
      • Location given for Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.6630138     Lon: -96.4969144
      • 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 Colorado, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinchback Obenchain 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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