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A visit to the Rabke 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 Rabke Cemetery ...

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

28.9980, -97.3900

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

The Rabke Cemetery is located in DeWitt County<2>.

The county seat for DeWitt County is located in Cuero. Cuero lies just to the northeast of the Rabke Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rabke Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Rabke Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Captain York Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Captain York Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain York Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
  • Westside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Westside Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
  • Menn - Treude Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Menn - Treude Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menn - Treude Cemetery
  • McCrabb Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The McCrabb Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrabb Cemetery
  • Woodman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodman Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Cuero.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7186 <5>
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    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Cuero.
      • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cuero City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4260 <5>
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Weesatche Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Weesatche Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weesatche Cemetery
      • The Weesatche Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friedheim Cemetery
      • Gottschalt Cemetery
      • Weesatche Friedheim Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461484 <5>
    • San Jose Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Westville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Westville Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
    • Noll Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Noll Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noll Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Noll Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of Victoria.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239439 <5>
    • Ponteon San Isidro Labrador Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rabke Cemetery.

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

  • Meyersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yorktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cuero
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Weser
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Weser is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
  • Weesatche
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ander
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ander is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
  • Nordheim
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Westhoff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Thomaston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Kilgore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Edgar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Nursery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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    • Cheapside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Runge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Angel City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Angel City is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
    • Goliad
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Fannin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coletoville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Coletoville is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
    • Hochheim
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ecleto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
    • Cologne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cologne is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
      • Former names for Cologne:
      • Centerville
      • Ira Station
      • Perdido
    • Terryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
    • Pearl City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Smiley
      (23 miles [37 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 Rabke Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeWitt County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rabke 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 Rabke Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to DeWitt 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 Rabke Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1377613  (Rabke Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1377613 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: DeWitt
      • Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Yorktown East
      • Location given for Rabke Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.9980343     Lon: -97.3899924
      • 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 DeWitt, 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- Rabke 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.