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. 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 Sample Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sample Cemetery:
29.2436, -97.5238
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Westhoff Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhoff Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clabber Town Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Clabber Town Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clabber Town Cemetery
- 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)
- The Sand Gate Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Gate Cemetery
- 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)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Oso Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Oso Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso Cemetery
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terrysville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Terrysville Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrysville Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Nixon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- House Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The House Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- 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)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
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)
- Cost
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cost is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
- Bebe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hochheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Summerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
- Gillett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cuero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pearl City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- 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)
- Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
- Gonzales
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ecleto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dewville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pandora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kokernot
(20 miles [32.2 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 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 visit 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 Sample Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Gonzales 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 Sample Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #6677
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1367470 (Sample Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367470 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: Gonzales
- Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sample
- Location given for Sample Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.2435789 Lon: -97.5238806
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sample 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |