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A visit to the Sacred Heart Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sacred Heart Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sacred Heart Cemetery (FG ID #6556).

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...

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

29.4506, -96.9266

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Sacred Heart Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

The Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hallettsville.

The cemetery is located in Lavaca County<2>.

Adjacent to the Sacred Heart Cemetery and just to the north is the Jewish Cemetery.

While not adjacent, the Hallettsville City Cemetery is directly northeast of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies just to the west southwest of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New County Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old County Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mikeska Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Mikeska Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska Cemetery
  • Pagel Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
  • Pagel Settlement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
  • Vsetin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Breslau Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Breslau Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Witting Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlottenburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

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

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lavaca County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lavaca 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #6556

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1345814  (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345814 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: Lavaca
      • Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hallettsville
      • Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.4510748     Lon: -96.926648
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lavaca, 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- Sacred Heart 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.