A visit to the Pope 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 Pope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pope Cemetery:
29.8941, -96.4844
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pope Cemetery is located in Austin County<2>.
The county seat for Austin County is located in Bellville. Bellville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Pope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pope Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McElroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Star Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
- Industry Brethen Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Industry Brethen Church Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry Brethen Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Industry Brethen Church Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Industry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983912 <5>
- Knolle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Knolle Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knolle Cemetery
- Heitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Heitman Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heitman Cemetery
- Shellburne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shellburne Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellburne Cemetery
- Kellner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kellner Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellner Cemetery
- Hoppe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hoppe Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppe Cemetery
- Nelsonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelsonville Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The National Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Cemetery
- Zettel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zettel Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zettel Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kansteiner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kansteiner Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansteiner Cemetery
- Sommerlotte Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Himley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Himley Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himley Cemetery
- Hinks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinks Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinks Cemetery
- Bretschneider Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bretschneider Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretschneider Cemetery
- Gaedecker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gaedecker Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaedecker Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Haedge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Haedge Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haedge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Ulm
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Frelsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
- Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pisek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pisek is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
- Bleiblerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cat Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Haw Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Alleyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wesley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ellinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glidden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millheim is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Bellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kenney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Wehdem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Wehdem is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
- Roznov
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roznov is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
- Greenvine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenvine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
- Ramsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Round Top
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halsted
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Halsted is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
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 Pope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Austin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellville
- Columbus
- Fayetteville
- New Ulm
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 Pope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Austin 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 Pope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1365584 (Pope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365584 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: Austin
- Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Ulm
- Location given for Pope Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.8941159 Lon: -96.4844144
- 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 Austin, 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- Pope 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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