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A visit to the Pitts 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 Pitts Cemetery ...

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

29.8372, -97.9889

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pitts 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 Pitts Cemetery.<4>

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)
    • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
  • San Marcos Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The San Marcos Cemetery is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marcos Cemetery
    • The San Marcos Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Marcos City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6713 <5>
  • York Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The York Creek Cemetery is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Creek Cemetery
  • Bading Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bading Cemetery is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bading Cemetery
  • Rosenthal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rosenthal Cemetery is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal Cemetery
  • Redwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Redwood Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Redwood Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Redwood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6290 <5>
  • Conrads Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Conrads Cemetery is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrads Cemetery
  • Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery
    • The Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
  • Crayton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Crayton Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayton Cemetery
  • Garden of the Cross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Memory Lawn Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • San Marcos Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Jechow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wade Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wade Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
    • Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Staples Mexican-American Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Staples Mexican-American Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Staples.
      • The Staples Mexican-American Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Staples Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486005 <5>
    • Tuttle Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuttle Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Staples.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7314 <5>
    • Martindale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Martindale Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale Cemetery
    • Kellerman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kellerman Cemetery is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman Cemetery
    • Staples Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Staples Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Staples Cemetery is located in Staples.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7066 <5>
    • Cliett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Cliett Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliett Cemetery
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
    • San Juan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 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)
    • Hunter is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • San Marcos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Redwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
  • Royal Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
  • Zorn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
  • Galle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
  • Martindale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gruene
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Thorn Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
  • Freiheit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Freiheit is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
  • Barbarosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
  • Staples
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Reedville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Third Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Third Crossing is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
    • Second Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Second Crossing is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
    • First Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • First Crossing is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
    • Preiss Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
    • Fourth Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
    • Clear Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
    • Weinert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
    • Sattler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sattler is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
    • Landa Park Highlands
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Landa Park Highlands is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa Park Highlands
    • New Braunfels
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Dunlap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
    • Camp Willow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
    • Geronimo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Maxwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wimberley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
    • Canyon City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Canyon City is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City

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.

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 Pitts Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hays 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 Pitts Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1365361  (Pitts Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365361 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: Hays
      • Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: San Marcos South
      • Location given for Pitts Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.8371648     Lon: -97.9888948
      • 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 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 '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- Pitts 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.