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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. Procopius Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   29.1264°   (29° 7' 35")

Lon:   -96.4178°   (-96° 25' 4")

The St. Procopius Cemetery is located in Wharton County<1>.

The county seat for Wharton County is located in Wharton. Wharton lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the St. Procopius Cemetery .

Name Variations for St. Procopius 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. Procopius Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Procopius 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.

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. Procopius Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Wharton 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. Procopius 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 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the St. Procopius Cemetery.

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

    • Louise
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillje
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
      • Hillje is located in Wharton County
    • Ganado
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
      • Ganado is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <3>
    • El Campo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
      • El Campo is located in Wharton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <3>
    • Hahn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
      • Hahn is located in Wharton County
    • Danevang
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danevang have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danevang
      • Danevang is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danevang <3>
    • Pierce
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <3>
    • Provident City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provident City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
      • Provident City is located in Colorado County
    • Edna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Edna is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <3>
    • Midfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midfield
      • Midfield is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midfield <3>
    • Matilda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
      • Matilda is located in Jackson County
    • La Ward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Ward
      • La Ward is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Ward <3>
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Francitas
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francitas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francitas
        • Francitas is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francitas <3>
      • Nada
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Speaks
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Flora
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Morales
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
        • Morales is located in Jackson County
      • Lolita
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lolita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolita
        • Lolita is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolita <3>
      • Blessing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blessing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
        • Blessing is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blessing <3>
      • Wharton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Egypt
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Garwood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
        • Garwood is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garwood <3>
      • Elmaton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmaton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmaton
        • Elmaton is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmaton <3>
      • Bonus
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
        • Bonus is located in Wharton County
      • Vanderbilt
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderbilt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
        • Vanderbilt is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderbilt <3>
      • Markham
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
        • Markham is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markham <3>
      • Lane City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
        • Lane City is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane City <3>
      • Boedecker Junction
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boedecker Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
        • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County

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

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Blessing
    • Edna
      • Edna lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Procopius Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • El Campo
    • Francitas
    • Ganado
      • Ganado lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Procopius Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ganado.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
    • Garwood

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the St. Procopius Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Garden of Memories
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden of Memories is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
    • Assumption Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedish Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
    • Ganado Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ganado Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganado Cemetery
    • Ganado Community Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Phillips Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillips Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Memorial Park
    • Hahn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hahn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hahn Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hahn Cemetery
    • Brackenridge Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackenridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brackenridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackenridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2533 <6>
    • Burnettville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnettville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burnettville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnettville Cemetery
    • Enon Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • Prairie City Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie City Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie City Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Nada Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nada Cemetery is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nada Cemetery
      • Strane Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Strane Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strane Cemetery
      • Wilkerson Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Manly Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Manly Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manly Cemetery
      • Russell Ward Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Russell Ward Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Russell Ward Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Ward Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209970 <6>
      • Milby Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Milby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milby Cemetery
      • Sayle Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sayle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayle Cemetery
      • Red Bluff Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Red Bluff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Bluff Cemetery
      • Cornelius Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornelius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornelius 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. Procopius Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1365800  (Procopius Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1365800 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: Gobbler Creek
      • County: Wharton         Elev: 25
      • Location given for GNIS #1365800 (Procopius Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wharton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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. Procopius Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1264, Longitude: -96.4178    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <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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