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A visit to the Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salt Creek Cemetery:

29.0947, -97.6356

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

The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Karnes County<2>.

The county seat for Karnes County is located in Karnes City. Karnes City lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Salt Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • House Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The House Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
  • Sand Gate Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Sand Gate Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Gate Cemetery
  • Billings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Treybig Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Treybig Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treybig Cemetery
  • Westside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Westside Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
  • Smiley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Nordheim Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Nordheim Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
  • Bundick Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Smiley Masonic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Smiley Masonic Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Masonic Cemetery
    • The Smiley Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bundick Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224049 <5>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Woods Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
    • Westhoff Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Westhoff Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhoff Cemetery
    • St. Aloysius Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
    • Sample Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nixon Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Demmer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Demmer Cemetery is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demmer Cemetery
    • Helena Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Helena Cemetery is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena Cemetery
    • Runge Latin American Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Runge Latin American Cemetery is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge Latin American Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Runge Latin American Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Runge.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971680 <5>
    • Menn - Treude Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Menn - Treude Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menn - Treude Cemetery
    • Lord Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lord Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Salt Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salt Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Ecleto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gillett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Flaccus ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
  • Nordheim
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Yorktown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smiley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Westhoff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Nixon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nixon is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <6>
  • Runge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pandora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Panna Maria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cheapside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Denhawken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Denhawken is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhawken
    • Pawelekville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
    • Wrightsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Kosciusko
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kosciusko is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
    • Weesatche
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuero
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Plummer Crossing ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Plummer Crossing is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Crossing
    • Karnes City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Caddo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Caddo is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
    • Stockdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bebe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Leesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Weser
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Weser is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
    • Meyersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dewville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewville is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville

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 Salt Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Karnes County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salt Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Salt Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Karnes 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 Salt Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1377630  (Salt Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1377630 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: Karnes
      • Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Garfield
      • Location given for Salt Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.0946938     Lon: -97.6355517
      • 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 Karnes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salt Creek 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.