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A visit to the Saint Louis 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. Louis Cemetery ...

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

29.3491, -98.8856

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

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

The county seat for Medina County is located in Hondo. Hondo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the St. Louis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Louis 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. Louis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Schweers Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Quihi Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Quihi Cemetery is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi Cemetery
  • Lytle Masonic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tripp Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Tripp Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
  • Black Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Black Hill Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill Cemetery
  • San Isidro Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The San Isidro Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Isidro Cemetery
  • Lessing Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Lessing Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessing Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Benton City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Panteon San Lorenzo Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Becker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Becker Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sociedad Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sociedad Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sociedad Cemetery
    • Hermann Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Hermann Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermann Cemetery
    • Decker Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Decker Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
    • Mussman Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mussman Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mussman Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Britsch Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Britsch Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britsch Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • Ingleside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Ingleside Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Cemetery
    • Roberson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Roberson Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson 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. Louis Cemetery.

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

  • Castroville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pearson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pearson is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
  • LaCoste
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Rio Medina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lytle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Quihi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Quihi is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
  • Atascosa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Fountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New Fountain is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
  • Natalia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Macdona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Devine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bexar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bexar is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
    • Von Ormy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lackland City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
    • Lackland Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Westwood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Hondo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Somerset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leon Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Helotes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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. Louis 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. Louis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1367222  (Saint Louis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367222 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: 249 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Castroville
      • Location given for Saint Louis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.3491237     Lon: -98.8855834
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Louis 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.