A visit to the Sample Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sample Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sample Cemetery (FG ID #6677)
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 Sample Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sample Cemetery
Lat: 29.2436° (29° 14' 36")
Lon: -97.5238° (-97° 31' 25")
The Sample Cemetery is located in Gonzales County<2>.
The county seat for Gonzales County is located in Gonzales. Gonzales lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Sample Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Sample Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sample Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westhoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westhoff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westhoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Westhoff Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clabber Town Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clabber Town Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clabber Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clabber Town Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Smiley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Billings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bundick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smiley Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sand Gate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Gate Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sand Gate Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Ruppert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Enon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gates Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Oso Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oso Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oso Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oso Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terrysville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrysville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Terrysville Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Nixon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- House Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the House Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The House Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- San Pedro Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nelms Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leissner Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sample Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sample Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westhoff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cheapside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smiley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wrightsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Wrightsboro is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsboro <7>
- Cost
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cost have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
- Cost is located in Gonzales County
- Bebe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hochheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hamon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monthalia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monthalia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
- Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
- Gillett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Gillett is located in Karnes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillett <7>
- Cuero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Edgar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pearl City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
- Leesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yorktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glaze City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
- Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
- Gonzales
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ecleto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ecleto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecleto
- Ecleto is located in Karnes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecleto <7>
- Dewville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Wilson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Union
- From the Sample Cemetery to Union
- Pandora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kokernot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kokernot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
- Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kokernot
- From the Sample Cemetery to Kokernot
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Sample Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gonzales County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sample Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cuero
- Gonzales
- Nixon
- Smiley
- Yorktown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sample Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Gonzales County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Sample Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1367470 (Sample Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1367470 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: Sample
- County: Gonzales Elev: 78
- Location given for GNIS #1367470 (Sample Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #6677
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gonzales, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sample Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2436, Longitude: -97.5238 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |