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A visit to the Ruiz Cemetery ...


The location of the Ruiz Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Ruiz Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   29.2725°   (29° 16' 21")

Lon:   -98.6106°   (-98° 36' 38")

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 .

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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Von Ormy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Von Ormy
      • Von Ormy is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Von Ormy <4>
    • Somerset
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bexar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
      • Bexar is located in Bexar County
    • Macdona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macdona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macdona
      • Macdona is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macdona <4>
    • Atascosa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atascosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atascosa
      • Atascosa is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atascosa <4>
    • Lackland City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
      • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
    • Lackland Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Westwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
    • Lytle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <4>
    • San Antonio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • LaCoste
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaCoste have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
      • LaCoste is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
      • LaCoste has also been known as:
      • La Coste
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <4>
    • Rossville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Sandy Oaks
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
        • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Leon Valley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Valley
        • Leon Valley is located in Bexar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,301 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon Valley <4>
      • Natalia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalia
        • Natalia is located in Medina County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natalia <4>
      • Anchorage
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchorage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
        • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
      • Leming
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leming
        • Leming is located in Atascosa County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leming <4>
      • Olmos Park
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olmos Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
        • Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
        • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
        • Pearson is located in Medina County
      • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
        • Boldtville is located in Bexar County
      • Alamo Heights
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Heights
        • Alamo Heights is located in Bexar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,668 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo Heights <4>
      • Castroville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castroville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville
        • Castroville is located in Medina County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,199 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castroville <4>

    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.

    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.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hernandez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hernandez Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hernandez Cemetery
    • First Memorial Park Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hermann Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hermann Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermann Cemetery
    • Bexar Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bexar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bexar Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bexar Cemetery
    • Heickman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Heickman Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Heickman Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Somerset.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heickman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976191 <6>
    • Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rambie Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Rambie Grove Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rambie Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Somerset.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rambie Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976190 <6>
    • Lona China Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lona China Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lona China Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lona China Cemetery
    • Becker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Becker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Becker Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becker Cemetery
    • Lessing Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lessing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lessing Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lessing Cemetery
    • Tripp Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tripp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tripp Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tripp Cemetery
    • San Isidro Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Isidro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The San Isidro Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Isidro Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Arnold Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bexar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
      • Black Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Black Hill Cemetery is located in Bexar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the San Fernando Cemetery #3
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #568131 <6>
      • Sociedad Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sociedad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sociedad Cemetery is located in Bexar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sociedad Cemetery
      • Mission Espada Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Espada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mission Espada Cemetery is located in Bexar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Espada Cemetery
      • Mission Burial Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mission Burial Park is located in Bexar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Burial Park South
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5275 <6>
      • San Jose Burial Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • The San Jose Burial Park is located in Bexar County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Burial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6696 <6>
      • Mission San Jose Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • The Mission San Jose Cemetery is located in Bexar County
        • The Mission San Jose Cemetery has also been known as:
        • San Jose Mission Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission San Jose Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6705 <6>
      • Rodfel Sholom Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

    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: GNIS record #1366997 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: Terrell Wells
      • County: Bexar         Elev: 174
      • Location given for GNIS #1366997 (Ruiz Cemetery)

    The official website for Bexar County: www.co.bexar.tx.us/

    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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ruiz Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2725, Longitude: -98.6106       In this case, the coordinates for the Ruiz Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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