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A visit to the San Lorenzo 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 San Lorenzo Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the San Lorenzo Cemetery:

29.3152, -98.2950

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

The San Lorenzo Cemetery is located in Bexar County<2>.

The county seat for Bexar County is located in San Antonio. San Antonio lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the San Lorenzo Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the San Lorenzo Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the San Lorenzo Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cover Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Cover Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover Cemetery
  • Delgado Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Delgado Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delgado Cemetery
  • Flores Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Flores Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flores Cemetery
  • Arciniega Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Arciniega Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arciniega Cemetery
    • The Arciniega Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Morales Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153 <5>
  • Cardenas Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • M.B. Morales Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holbrecht Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Holbrecht Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrecht Cemetery
  • Borrego Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauceda Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Sauceda Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauceda Cemetery
  • Cantu Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cantu Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sayers.
    • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garden of Memory
    • Salem - Sayers Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173544 <5>
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Canada Verde Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Meadowlawn Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eastview Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
      • The Eastview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Southern Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3350 <5>
    • San Juan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mission Espada Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • La Vernia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The La Vernia Cemetery is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vernia Cemetery
    • Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mission Burial Park South
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Mission Burial Park South is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Burial Park South
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mission Burial Park South is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
      • The Mission Burial Park South has also been known as:
      • Mission Burial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5275 <5>
    • Mission Burial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Mission Burial Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Burial Park
    • San Jose Burial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The San Jose Burial Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Burial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Jose Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
      • The San Jose Burial Park has also been known as:
      • Southside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6696 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the San Lorenzo Cemetery.

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

  • Elmendorf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Sayers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sayers is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
  • Saspamco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Saspamco is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
  • Kicaster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kicaster is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
  • Boldtville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boldtville is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
  • Calaveras
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Calaveras is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
  • China Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • China Grove is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
  • Adkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Graytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Graytown is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
  • Martinez
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Martinez is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
  • Carpenter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carpenter is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Canada Verde
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
    • Saint Hedwig
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
    • Sandy Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
    • La Vernia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Kirby
      (11 miles [17.7 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 San Lorenzo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bexar County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The San Lorenzo Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 San Lorenzo Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bexar 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 San Lorenzo Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1367523  (San Lorenzo Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367523 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: Bexar
      • Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elmendorf
      • Location given for San Lorenzo Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.3152378     Lon: -98.2950118
      • 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 Bexar, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Lorenzo 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.
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