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A visit to the Saint Marys Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Marys Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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. Marys Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   28.4506°   (28° 27' 2")

Lon:   -96.8755°   (-96° 52' 31")

The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Refugio County<2>.

The county seat for Refugio County is located in Refugio. Refugio lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. Marys Cemetery .

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 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 St. Marys Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Refugio County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Marys Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.

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

    • Tivoli
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Austwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austwell
      • Austwell is located in Refugio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austwell <4>
    • Long Mott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Seadrift
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seadrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seadrift
      • Seadrift is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seadrift <4>
    • McFaddin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Spanish Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
      • Spanish Village is located in Aransas County
    • Bloomington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
    • Placedo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placedo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placedo
      • Placedo is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placedo <4>
    • Dacosta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
      • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
    • Port Lavaca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Hughes is located in Victoria County
    • Indianola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
      • Indianola is located in Calhoun County
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Point Comfort
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
        • Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <4>
      • Oak Village
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
        • Oak Village is located in Victoria County
      • Victoria
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Refugio
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • La Salle
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
        • La Salle is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <4>
      • Coletoville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
        • Coletoville is located in Victoria County
      • Cologne
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
        • Cologne is located in Goliad County
        • Former names for Cologne:
        • Centerville
        • Ira Station
        • Perdido
      • Copano Village
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copano Village
        • Copano Village is located in Aransas County
      • Telferner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Fannin
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fulton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Port O'Connor
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port O'Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port O'Connor
        • Port O'Connor is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port O'Connor <4>

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

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Austwell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Austwell Cemetery is located in Refugio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austwell Cemetery
    • Sonneman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rydolph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rydolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rydolph Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rydolph Cemetery
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jordan Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420234 <6>
    • Stiger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stiger Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiger Cemetery
    • Nicholas Fagan Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholas Fagan Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nicholas Fagan Memorial Cemetery is located in Refugio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholas Fagan Memorial Cemetery
    • Stiernberg Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Seadrift Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • O'Connor Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Connor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The O'Connor Cemetery is located in Refugio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Connor Cemetery
    • San Jose Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hatch Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hatch Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • The Hatch Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Aqua Dulce Cemetery
      • Chocolate Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278995 <6>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Clark Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Clark Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Clark Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2538 <6>
      • Clark Family Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Family Cemetery
      • De la Garza Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De la Garza Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The De la Garza Cemetery is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De la Garza Cemetery
      • Little Mary's Grave
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sample Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sample Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sample Cemetery is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sample Cemetery
      • Port Lavaca Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • The Port Lavaca Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
        • The Port Lavaca Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Lynnworth Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Lavaca Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #449851 <6>
      • McDonald Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
      • Terrell Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Terrell Cemetery is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrell Cemetery
      • Fagan Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fagan Cemetery is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fagan Cemetery
      • Ranger Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ranger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ranger Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ranger Cemetery
      • Six Mile Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Six Mile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Six Mile Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Six Mile Cemetery

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

    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. Marys Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1346030  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1346030 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: Tivoli
      • County: Refugio         Elev: 8
      • Location given for GNIS #1346030 (Saint Marys Cemetery)

    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 Refugio, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Marys Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.4506, Longitude: -96.8755       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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