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A visit to the Saint Joseph Cemetery ...

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 St. Joseph Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.0324°   (31° 1' 56")

Lon:   -97.1236°   (-97° 7' 24")

The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Barclay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barclay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barclay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barclay Cemetery is located in Falls County
  • Seaton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seaton Cemetery is located in Bell County
  • Dyess Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyess Cemetery
    • The Dyess Cemetery is located in Bell County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Church of Vistation Catholic Cemetery
  • Dyess Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyess Grove Cemetery
    • The Dyess Grove Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • The Dyess Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stringtown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994699 <5>
  • Burlington - Black Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burlington - Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burlington - Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burlington - Black Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Bluebonnet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluebonnet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluebonnet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bluebonnet Cemetery is located in Falls County
  • Jena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jena Cemetery is located in Falls County
  • Theo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Theo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Theo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Theo Cemetery is located in Falls County
  • Burlington Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burlington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burlington Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Falls County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Wedel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wedel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wedel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wedel Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Marak Catholic & Methodius Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marak Catholic & Methodius Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marak Catholic & Methodius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marak Catholic & Methodius Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Belfalls Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Flock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Flock Cemetery
      • The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Temple.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4866 <5>
    • Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Falls County

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 St. Joseph Cemetery.

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

  • Cyclone
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cyclone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Cyclone is located in Bell County
  • Meeks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Meeks is located in Bell County
  • Ocker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Ocker is located in Bell County
  • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
    • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
    • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
    • Zipperlen
    • Zipperlenville
  • Edgeworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgeworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
  • Westphalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westphalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Westphalia is located in Falls County
  • Burlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oenaville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oenaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Oenaville is located in Bell County
  • Rogers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosebud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Buckholts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
    • Buckholts is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <7>
  • Heidenheimer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidenheimer
    • Heidenheimer is located in Bell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidenheimer <7>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Durango
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
      • Durango is located in Falls County
    • Little River-Academy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River-Academy
      • Little River-Academy is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Academy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
      • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Silver City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Lott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott
      • Lott is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <7>
    • Temple
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Little River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sparks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
    • Val Verde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
    • Cameron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilderville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilderville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
    • Troy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <7>

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cemetery:

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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1367197  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1367197 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: Westphalia
    • County: Bell         Elev: 144
    • Location given for GNIS #1367197 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)

The official website for Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/

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 Bell, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Joseph Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0324, Longitude: -97.1236       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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