A visit to the Rode Cemetery ...
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 Rode Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rode Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rode Cemetery
Lat: 30.2894° (30° 17' 21")
Lon: -98.7253° (-98° 43' 31")
The Rode Cemetery is located in Gillespie County<2>.
The county seat for Gillespie County is located in Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg lies just to the west of the Rode Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Rode Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rode Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guadalupe Cemetery
- The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Stonewall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonewall Cemetery
- The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Luckenbach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luckenbach Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luckenbach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Luckenbach Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- South Grape Creek Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Family Cemetery
- The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- The Johnson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4525 <5>
- Youngs Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youngs Chapel Cemetery
- The Youngs Chapel Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Willow City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Willow City Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eckert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eckert Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eckert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eckert Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- St. Mary's Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catholic Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Meusebach Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meusebach Cemetery
- The Meusebach Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Post Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Blanco County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Post Oak Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Johnson City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263366 <5>
- Post Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Brewster County
- St. John Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Grapetown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grapetown Cemetery
- The Grapetown Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Welgehausen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welgehausen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welgehausen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Welgehausen Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Schmidt Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmidt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schmidt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Rusche Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rusche Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rusche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rusche Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rode Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rode Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blumenthal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
- Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Luckenbach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willow City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
- Cain City is located in Gillespie County
- Eckert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
- Eckert is located in Gillespie County
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Albert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Albert is located in Gillespie County
- Hye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye
- Hye is located in Blanco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hye <6>
- Grapetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
- Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
- Bankersmith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
- Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
- Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
- Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
- Flugrath ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flugrath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
- Flugrath is located in Blanco County
- Johnson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Click ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
- Click is located in Llano County
- Sisterdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 Rode Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gillespie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rode Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blanco
- Comfort
- Fredericksburg
- Johnson City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Rode Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Gillespie County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Rode Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1345501 (Rode Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1345501 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: Cave Creek School
- County: Gillespie Elev: 507
- Location given for GNIS #1345501 (Rode Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Gillespie, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rode Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2894, Longitude: -98.7253 In this case, the coordinates for the Rode Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |