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A visit to the Saint Josephs 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 St. Josephs Cemetery ...

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

29.1544, -98.8995

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

The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Medina County<2>.

The county seat for Medina County is located in Hondo. Hondo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. Josephs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Roberson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Roberson Cemetery is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Longview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Longview Cemetery is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
  • Tomerlin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tomerlin Cemetery is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomerlin Cemetery
  • Brummett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brummett Cemetery is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brummett Cemetery
  • Lytle Masonic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Benton City Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benton City Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Lytle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175376 <5>
  • Moore Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Panteon San Lorenzo Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Black Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Black Hill Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill Cemetery
    • Mussman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mussman Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mussman Cemetery
    • Anchorage Methodist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rossville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bexar Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bexar Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar Cemetery
    • St. Louis Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Yancey Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Yancey Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Cemetery
    • Tehuacana Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Tehuacana Cemetery is located in Frio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tehuacana Cemetery
    • Tehuacana Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Tehuacana Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tehuacana Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.

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

  • Devine
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Natalia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bigfoot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lytle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <6>
  • Pearson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pearson is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
  • Moore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kyote
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kyote is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
  • Iuka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Iuka is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Atascosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • LaCoste
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • LaCoste is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
    • LaCoste has also been known as:
    • La Coste
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <6>
  • Anchorage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Rossville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bexar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bexar is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
    • Castroville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Yancey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Somerset
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Crown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Von Ormy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Macdona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Quihi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Quihi is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
    • New Fountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • New Fountain is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain

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. Josephs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Medina County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Castroville
  • Devine
    • Devine lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Devine.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
  • Hondo
    • Hondo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hondo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hondo
  • LaCoste
    • LaCoste lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for LaCoste.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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. Josephs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Medina 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. Josephs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1367214  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367214 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: Medina
      • Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Devine
      • Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.1544073     Lon: -98.8994725
      • 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 Medina, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Josephs 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.