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A visit to the Sparks 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 Sparks Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparks 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 Sparks Cemetery

Lat:   29.2408°   (29° 14' 26")

Lon:   -100.0845°   (-100° 5' 4")

The Sparks Cemetery is located in Uvalde County<2>.

The county seat for Uvalde County is located in Uvalde. Uvalde lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of the Sparks Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Sparks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Yancy Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yancy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yancy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yancy Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
  • Uvalde Catholic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • City of Uvalde Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City of Uvalde Cemetery
    • The City of Uvalde Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • The City of Uvalde Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641479 <5>
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1672132 <5>
  • Pioneer Park Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Park Cemetery
    • The Pioneer Park Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • The Pioneer Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6023 <5>
  • Ballantyne Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballantyne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballantyne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ballantyne Cemetery is located in Kinney County
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
    • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Kinney County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vincent Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Spofford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7414 <5>
  • Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery
    • The Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery is located in Kinney County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Brackettville.
    • The Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fort Clark Springs Indian Scout Cemetery
    • Seminole Negro Indian Scout Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6838 <5>
  • The Ditch Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ditch Cemetery
    • The Ditch Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
  • The Ditch Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ditch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Ditch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ditch Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hills Cemetery
    • The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Zavala County
    • The Sunset Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
    • La Pryor Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4708 <5>
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davenport Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Cummins - Heard Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummins - Heard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummins - Heard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cummins - Heard Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Concan Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concan Cemetery
      • The Concan Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Clark Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Real County
    • Exile Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Exile Cemetery
      • The Exile Cemetery is located in Real County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Exile Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Camp Wood.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3508 <5>
    • Garden of Memories
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
      • The Garden of Memories is located in Real County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Camp Wood.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3753 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Sparks Cemetery.

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

  • Uvalde Estates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvalde Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
    • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
    • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Estates Colonia
  • Uvalde
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Spofford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
    • Spofford is located in Kinney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Brackettville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Alamo Village
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Village
    • Alamo Village is located in Kinney County
  • La Pryor
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Pryor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pryor
    • La Pryor is located in Zavala County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Pryor <6>
  • Knippa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Concan
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Wood
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Wood
    • Camp Wood is located in Real County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Wood <6>

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 Sparks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Uvalde County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sparks Cemetery:

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 Sparks Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1368876  (Sparks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1368876 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: Cline
    • County: Uvalde         Elev: 302
    • Location given for GNIS #1368876 (Sparks Cemetery)

The official website for Uvalde County: www.uvaldecounty.com/

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

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 Uvalde, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sparks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2408, Longitude: -100.0845       In this case, the coordinates for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.




 

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