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A visit to the Ruiz 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 Ruiz Cemetery ...

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

29.2725, -98.6106

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

The Ruiz Cemetery is located in Bexar County<2>.

The county seat for Bexar County is located in San Antonio. San Antonio lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Ruiz Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ruiz Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ruiz Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hernandez Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Hernandez Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernandez Cemetery
  • First Memorial Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hermann Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hermann Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermann Cemetery
  • Bexar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bexar Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar Cemetery
  • Heickman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Heickman Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heickman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Heickman Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Somerset.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976191 <5>
  • Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rambie - Lewis Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rambie - Lewis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Somerset.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358516 <5>
  • Rambie Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Rambie Grove Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambie Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rambie Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Somerset.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976190 <5>
  • Lona China Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lona China Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lona China Cemetery
  • Becker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Becker Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
  • Lessing Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lessing Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessing Cemetery
  • Tripp Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tripp Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
  • San Isidro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The San Isidro Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Isidro Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
    • Black Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Black Hill Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill Cemetery
    • Panteon San Lorenzo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • San Fernando Cemetery #3
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The San Fernando Cemetery #3 is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fernando Cemetery #3
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Fernando Cemetery #3 is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
      • The San Fernando Cemetery #3 has also been known as:
      • Roselawn Cemetery
      • Roselawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #568131 <5>
    • Sociedad Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sociedad Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sociedad Cemetery
    • Mission Espada Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mission Burial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mission Burial Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Burial Park
    • Mission Burial Park South
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mission Burial Park South is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Burial Park South
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mission Burial Park South is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
      • The Mission Burial Park South has also been known as:
      • Mission Burial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5275 <5>
    • San Jose Burial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The San Jose Burial Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Burial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Jose Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
      • The San Jose Burial Park has also been known as:
      • Southside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6696 <5>
    • Mission San Jose Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mission San Jose Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission San Jose Cemetery
      • The Mission San Jose Cemetery has also been known as:
      • San Jose Mission Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6705 <5>
    • Rodfel Sholom Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Ruiz Cemetery.

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

  • Von Ormy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Somerset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bexar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bexar is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
  • Macdona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Atascosa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lackland City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
  • Lackland Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Westwood Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
  • Lytle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <6>
  • San Antonio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • LaCoste
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • LaCoste is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
    • LaCoste has also been known as:
    • La Coste
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <6>
  • Rossville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Espey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Espey is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
    • Sandy Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
    • Leon Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Natalia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Anchorage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Leming
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Olmos Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
    • Balcones Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pearson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Pearson is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Poteet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Elmendorf
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Boldtville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Boldtville is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
    • Alamo Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Castroville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Ruiz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bexar County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Ruiz Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bexar 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 Ruiz Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1366997  (Ruiz Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1366997 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: Bexar
      • Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Terrell Wells
      • Location given for Ruiz Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.2724602     Lon: -98.610575
      • 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 Bexar, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruiz 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.