A visit to the Scheel 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 Scheel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scheel Cemetery:
29.7955, -98.4703
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scheel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scheel Cemetery is located in Comal County<2>.
The county seat for Comal County is located in New Braunfels. New Braunfels lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Scheel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scheel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Scheel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scheel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Koch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Koch Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koch Cemetery
- Letsch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Letsch Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letsch Cemetery
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Cemetery
- Lex Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lex Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lex Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Cemetery
- Groenke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hitzfelder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hitzfelder Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitzfelder Cemetery
- Schlather Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Schlather Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlather Cemetery
- Weidner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Weidner Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidner Cemetery
- Willke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Willke Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willke Cemetery
- Kruckemeyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kruckemeyer Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruckemeyer Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Weidner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weidner Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidner Cemetery
- Koch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pena Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Cemetery
- Voges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Voges Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voges Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Voges Cemetery is located 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north of San Antonio.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7422 <5>
- Vogel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Richter Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter Cemetery
- Bergheim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bergheim Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergheim Cemetery
- Saur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Saur Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saur Cemetery
- Weidner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Weidner Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidner Cemetery
- Beierle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Beierle Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beierle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Scheel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scheel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anhalt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Honey Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Oak Cliff Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
- Bulverde West ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bulverde West is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
- Bulverde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Timberwood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
- Bergheim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Silver Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Smithson Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fair Oaks Ranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dominion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Kendalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Startzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Startzville is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
- Westhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westhaven is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Canyon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
- Scenic Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
- Leon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Hollywood Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Canyon Lake Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
- Canyon Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cranes Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
- Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
- Kreutzberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
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 Scheel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Comal County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scheel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Scheel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Comal 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 Scheel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1367825 (Scheel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367825 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: Comal
- Est. Elev: 381 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anhalt
- Location given for Scheel Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.7954979 Lon: -98.4702961
- 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 Comal, 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' (or 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- Scheel 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. |