A visit to the Smithson Valley Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Smithson Valley Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smithson Valley Cemetery

Lat:   29.8052°   (29° 48' 18")

Lon:   -98.3345°   (-98° 20' 4")

The Smithson Valley Cemetery is located in Comal County<2>.

The county seat for Comal County is located in New Braunfels. New Braunfels lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Smithson Valley 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 Smithson Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

• Weidner Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weidner Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weidner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Weidner Cemetery is located in Comal County
• Heimer Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heimer Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heimer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Heimer Cemetery is located in Comal County
• Kraft Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kraft Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kraft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Kraft Cemetery is located in Comal County
• Jonas Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonas Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Jonas Cemetery is located in Comal County
• Beierle Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beierle Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beierle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Beierle Cemetery is located in Comal County
• Grave Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Grave Cemetery is located in Comal County
• Cranes Mill Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranes Mill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranes Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Cranes Mill Cemetery is located in Comal County
• Simon Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simon Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Simon Cemetery is located in Comal County
• Rust Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rust Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Rust Cemetery is located in Comal County
• Romple Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romple Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Romple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Romple Cemetery is located in Comal County
• Letsch Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Letsch Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Letsch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Letsch Cemetery is located in Comal County
• Schlather Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schlather Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schlather Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Schlather Cemetery is located in Comal County
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Hitzfelder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hitzfelder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hitzfelder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hitzfelder Cemetery is located in Comal County
  • Weidner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weidner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weidner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weidner Cemetery is located in Comal County
  • Voges Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voges Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Voges Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Voges Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7422 <6>
  • Vogel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vogel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vogel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vogel Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7419 <6>
  • Karl Rompel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Karl Rompel Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Karl Rompel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Karl Rompel Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Karl Rompel Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6450 <6>
  • Koch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Koch Cemetery is located in Comal County
  • Pena Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pena Cemetery is located in Comal County
  • Koch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Koch Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4667 <6>
  • Forshage Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forshage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forshage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forshage Cemetery is located in Comal County
  • Hillert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillert Cemetery is located in Comal County
  • Kunkel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kunkel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kunkel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kunkel Cemetery is located in Comal County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smithson Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smithson Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Smithson Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
  • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
• Bulverde East ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde East have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
  • Bulverde East is located in Comal County
• Startzville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Startzville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
  • Startzville is located in Comal County
• Canyon Lake Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Lake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
  • Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
• Westhaven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
  • Westhaven is located in Comal County
• Canyon Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
  • Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
• Canyon Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake
  • Canyon Lake is located in Comal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon Lake <7>
• Bulverde South ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
  • Bulverde South is located in Comal County
• Bulverde
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde
  • Bulverde is located in Comal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulverde <7>
• Spring Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
  • Spring Branch is located in Comal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Branch <7>
• Cranes Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
  • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
• Anhalt
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anhalt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
  • Anhalt is located in Comal County
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Sattler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
    • Sattler is located in Comal County
  • Canyon City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
    • Canyon City is located in Comal County
  • Timberwood Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
    • Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
  • Second Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Second Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
    • Second Crossing is located in Comal County
  • Third Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Third Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
    • Third Crossing is located in Comal County
  • Fourth Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fourth Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
    • Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
  • Honey Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Honey Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
  • Oak Cliff Acres
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Cliff Acres. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
    • Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
  • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
    • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
  • Garden Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
    • Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
  • First Crossing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for First Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
    • First Crossing is located in Comal County
  • Ogden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Ogden is located in Comal County
  • Corbyn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
    • Corbyn is located in Comal County
  • Comal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
    • Comal is located in Comal County
  • Dittlinger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dittlinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
    • Dittlinger is located in Comal County
  • Fischer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fischer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fischer
    • Fischer is located in Comal County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fischer <7>

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 Smithson Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Comal County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smithson Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Canyon Lake
  • Canyon Lake lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Smithson Valley Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canyon Lake.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake

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 Smithson Valley Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Texas:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Comal County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Bexar County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Blanco County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Caldwell County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Guadalupe County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Hays County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Kendall County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Comal County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Texas
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Texas
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Comal
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Smithson Valley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 Smithson Valley Cemetery:

• Referenced GNIS Record ...
• GNIS ID #1368514  (Smithson Valley Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #1368514 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
  • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Smithson Valley
  • County: Comal         Elev: 384
  • Location given for GNIS #1368514 (Smithson Valley Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Comal County: www.co.comal.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/