A visit to the Sotelo 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 Sotelo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sotelo Cemetery:
28.9794, -98.4492
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sotelo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sotelo Cemetery is located in Atascosa County<2>.
The county seat for Atascosa County is located in Jourdanton. Jourdanton lies just to the southwest of the Sotelo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sotelo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Sotelo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sotelo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Rodriguez Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rodriguez Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodriguez Cemetery
- San Ysidro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The San Ysidro Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ysidro Cemetery
- Brite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tumlinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Estrada Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Estrada Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrada Cemetery
- Garcia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Garcia Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garcia Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Poteet.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3742 <5>
- Garcia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Garcia Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
- Jourdanton City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Leal Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leal Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cementerio Catolico San Jose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cementerio Catolico San Jose is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cementerio Catolico San Jose
- The Cementerio Catolico San Jose has also been known as:
- San Jose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244682 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Madre Dolorosa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zavala Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Zavala Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zavala Cemetery
- Hilburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hilburn Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilburn Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willborn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Willborn Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willborn Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- Cementerio de San Pedro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cementerio de San Pedro is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cementerio de San Pedro
- The Cementerio de San Pedro has also been known as:
- San Pedro Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6720 <5>
- Rutledge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- The Rutledge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poteet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6133 <5>
- Willborn Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herrera Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Herrera Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrera Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sotelo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sotelo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pleasanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coughran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coughran is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
- Verdi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Verdi is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Leming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jourdanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
- Poteet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Espey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Loire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Loire is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
- McCoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Amphion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Amphion is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- La Parita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Parita is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Parita
- Loma Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
- Dobrowolski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dobrowolski is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobrowolski
- Christine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Darilek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Darilek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
- Sandy Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Rossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Dewees
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dewees is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees
- Anchorage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
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 Sotelo Cemetery. The following communities are located in Atascosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sotelo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Christine
- Jourdanton
- Pleasanton
- Poteet
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sotelo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Atascosa 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 Sotelo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1368613 (Sotelo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368613 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: Atascosa
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasanton
- Location given for Sotelo Cemetery:
- Lat: 28.9794159 Lon: -98.4491817
- 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 Atascosa, 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- Sotelo 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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