A visit to the Sahm 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 Sahm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sahm Cemetery:
29.6027, -98.3117
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sahm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sahm Cemetery is located in Comal County<2>.
The county seat for Comal County is located in New Braunfels. New Braunfels lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sahm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sahm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sahm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sahm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Grote Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Grote Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote Cemetery
- Englemann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Englemann Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englemann Cemetery
- Wellbacher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wellbacher Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellbacher Cemetery
- Schneider Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Seller Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seller Cemetery
- Gerhardt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gerhardt Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhardt Cemetery
- Tampke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tampke Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampke Cemetery
- Wetmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wetmore Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore Cemetery
- Schertz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Schertz Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schertz Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Schertz.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324285 <5>
- St. Paul's Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul's Church Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Church Cemetery
- The St. Paul's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Haug Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Haug Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- San Pedro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
- Hermano Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hermano Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermano Cemetery
- Forshage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Forshage Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forshage Cemetery
- Schulmeier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salado Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Salado Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salado Cemetery is located in San Antonio.
- The Salado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beitel Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312 <5>
- Bueche Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bueche Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bueche Cemetery
- Schwab Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kruestler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kruestler Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruestler Cemetery
- Hillert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hillert Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillert Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sahm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sahm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bracken
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Selma
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Garden Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Live Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Universal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Schertz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Airport City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Cibolo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Northcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Corbyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Wetmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Converse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haeckerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Comal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Fratt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fratt is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
- Windcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windcrest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Santa Clara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- Solms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- Dittlinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hill Country Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Terrell Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
- Fort Sam Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
- Zuehl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Jentsch Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sahm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Comal 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 Sahm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1345840 (Sahm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345840 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: Comal
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Schertz
- Location given for Sahm Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.6027274 Lon: -98.3116798
- 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 Comal, 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- Sahm 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. |
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