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A visit to the Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery ...

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

29.5963, -96.8739

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

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

The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Simpson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Simpson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Simpson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Andrew Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Andrew Chapel Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Chapel Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Oakland Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oakland Hill Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Hill Cemetery
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Bock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bock Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock Cemetery
  • Bila Hora Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bila Hora Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bila Hora Cemetery
  • Austin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
  • Lass Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lass Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lass Cemetery
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Willowsburg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shimek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Shimek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimek Cemetery
    • Eason Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Eason Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
    • Moravia Ascension Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Moravia Ascension Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia Ascension Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moravia Ascension Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Moulton.
      • The Moravia Ascension Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176975 <5>
    • Redus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Redus Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redus Cemetery
    • Keilers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Keilers Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keilers Cemetery
    • Rees Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rees Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
    • Fitzgerald Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
    • Vsetin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simpson Cemetery.

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

  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Oakland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gleckler
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
  • Schulenburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Bielau ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
  • Moravia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Breslau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
  • Sublime
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Weimar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dubina ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dubina is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
  • Engle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Engle is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
  • Komensky
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Hallettsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Freyburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Borden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Praha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Sheridan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wied
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
    • Flatonia
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Simpson 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 Simpson 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 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 Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1347153  (Simpson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347153 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: 98 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oakland
      • Location given for Simpson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.5963477     Lon: -96.8738689
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Simpson 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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