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A visit to the Shiner 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 Shiner Cemetery ...

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

29.4469, -97.1811

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

The Shiner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County<2>.

The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Shiner Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shiner Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Shiner Cemetery.<4>

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

  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
  • Bunjus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Bunjus Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunjus Cemetery
  • Stonewall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
  • Dilworth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dilworth Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth Cemetery
  • Charlottenburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sons of Hermann Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sons of Hermann Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sons of Hermann Cemetery
    • The Sons of Hermann Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hochheim Prairie Cemetery
    • Sons of Herman Cemetery
    • Sons of Hermann / Hochheim Prairie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7008 <5>
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Restland Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Restland Memorial Park is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restland Memorial Park is located outside and to the north of Yoakum.
  • Sweet Home City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Witting Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Slavonic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Slavonic Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavonic Cemetery
  • Old Moulton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Old Moulton Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Moulton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Queen of Peace Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
      • The St. James Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brasco Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6576 <5>
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
    • Sweet Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
    • Breslau Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Breslau Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Yoakum.
      • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6596 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Yoakum.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5645 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Yellow Bank Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Yellow Bank Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank Cemetery
    • Baursville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Baursville Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baursville Cemetery
    • Burkett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Burkett Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shiner Cemetery.

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

  • Shiner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kokernot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
  • Glaze City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
  • Wied
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
  • Pearl City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
  • Sweet Home
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hamon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
  • Hochheim
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yoakum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Komensky
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
  • Breslau
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hallettsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Moravia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Edgar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Praha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Gonzales
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cheapside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Flatonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Summerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Summerville is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville

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 Shiner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lavaca County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiner 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 Shiner Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lavaca 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 Shiner Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1347068  (Shiner Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347068 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: Lavaca
      • Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Shiner
      • Location given for Shiner Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.4469075     Lon: -97.1810982
      • 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 Lavaca, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shiner 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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