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A visit to the Saint Joseph Catholic 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 St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery (FG ID #6596).

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 St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery:

29.2853, -97.1331

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

The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Yoakum.

The cemetery is located in Lavaca County<2>.

Adjacent to the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery and just to the northeast is the Oak Grove Cemetery.

The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.

Name Variations for St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:

  • St. Joseph Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Catholic 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 St. Joseph Catholic 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 St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cuero
    • Cuero lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuero.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuero
  • Gonzales
  • Hallettsville
  • Moulton
  • Shiner
    • Shiner lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shiner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiner
  • Yoakum
    • Yoakum lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West (W) of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yoakum.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoakum

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 St. Joseph Catholic 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 St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #6596

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1367194  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367194 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: 95 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Yoakum
      • Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.2838582     Lon: -97.1338751
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Joseph Catholic 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.