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A visit to the Pitts Cemetery ...


The location of the Pitts 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 Pitts Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   29.8372°   (29° 50' 13")

Lon:   -97.9889°   (-97° 59' 20")

The Pitts Cemetery is located in Hays County<2>.

The county seat for Hays County is located in San Marcos. San Marcos lies just to the northeast of the Pitts Cemetery .

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 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 Pitts Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hays 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 Pitts 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pitts Cemetery.

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

    • Hunter
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Comal County
    • San Marcos
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Redwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
      • Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
    • Royal Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
      • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
    • Zorn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
      • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
    • Galle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
    • Martindale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <4>
    • Gruene
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thorn Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
    • Freiheit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freiheit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
      • Freiheit is located in Comal County
    • Barbarosa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbarosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
      • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
    • Staples
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Reedville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
        • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
      • First Crossing
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
        • First Crossing is located in Comal County
      • Preiss Heights
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preiss Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
        • Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
      • Clear Springs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
        • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
      • Sattler
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
        • Sattler is located in Comal County
      • Landa Park Highlands
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landa Park Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa Park Highlands
        • Landa Park Highlands is located in Comal County
      • New Braunfels
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Dunlap
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
        • Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
      • Camp Willow
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
        • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
      • Geronimo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Maxwell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
        • Maxwell is located in Caldwell County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <4>
      • Wimberley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pioneer Town
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
        • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
      • Cloptins Crossing
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloptins Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
        • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
      • Canyon City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
        • Canyon City is located in Comal 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 Pitts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hays County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pitts Cemetery.<5>

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

    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Pedro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Pedro Cemetery
    • San Marcos Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The San Marcos Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • The San Marcos Cemetery has also been known as:
      • San Marcos City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Marcos Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6713 <6>
    • York Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The York Creek Cemetery is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Creek Cemetery
    • Bading Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bading Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bading Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bading Cemetery
    • Rosenthal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosenthal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosenthal Cemetery is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosenthal Cemetery
    • Redwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Redwood Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Redwood Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Redwood.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6290 <6>
    • Conrads Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Conrads Cemetery is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrads Cemetery
    • Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • The Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Guadalupe Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery
    • Crayton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crayton Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crayton Cemetery
    • Garden of the Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of the Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden of the Cross Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of the Cross Cemetery
    • Memory Lawn Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memory Lawn Memorial Park is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Lawn Memorial Park
    • San Marcos Community Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Marcos Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The San Marcos Community Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Marcos Community Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Jechow Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jechow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jechow Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jechow Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4498 <6>
      • Wade Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wade Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
      • Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Staples Mexican-American Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Staples Mexican-American Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Staples Mexican-American Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Staples.
        • The Staples Mexican-American Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Staples Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486005 <6>
      • Tuttle Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuttle Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Staples.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuttle Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7314 <6>
      • Martindale Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martindale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Martindale Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martindale Cemetery
      • Kellerman Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kellerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kellerman Cemetery is located in Comal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellerman Cemetery
      • Staples Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • The Staples Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Staples Cemetery is located in Staples.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staples Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7066 <6>
      • Cliett Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cliett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cliett Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cliett Cemetery
      • Kennedy Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
      • San Juan Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Juan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Juan 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 Pitts Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1365361  (Pitts Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1365361 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: San Marcos South
      • County: Hays         Elev: 213
      • Location given for GNIS #1365361 (Pitts Cemetery)

    The official website for Hays County: www.co.hays.tx.us/

    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 Hays, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pitts Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8372, Longitude: -97.9889       In this case, the coordinates for the Pitts 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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