A visit to the Sprouse 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 Sprouse Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sprouse Cemetery:
30.2166, -98.1558
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sprouse Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sprouse Cemetery is located in Hays County<2>.
The county seat for Hays County is located in San Marcos. San Marcos lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Sprouse Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sprouse Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Sprouse Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sprouse Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Middlebrooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McKellar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McKellar Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKellar Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Henly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Henly Cemetery is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly Cemetery
- The Henly Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatcreek Cemetery
- Henly Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4169 <5>
- Pursley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pursley Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pursley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Dripping Springs.
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Puryear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Puryear Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Puryear Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Dripping Springs.
- The Puryear Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peryear Cemetery
- Gatlin - Garrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fitzhugh Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh Cemetery
- Mt. Sharp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sharp Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sharp Cemetery
- The Mt. Sharp Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Sharp Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5420 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Miller Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Payton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Payton Cemetery is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payton Cemetery
- Peyton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Peyton Cemetery is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton Cemetery
- The Peyton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boardhouse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5918 <5>
- Cypress Mill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Jacobs Well Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Jacobs Well Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Well Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
- Ross Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sprouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sprouse Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henly is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
- Dripping Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Gainor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
- Fitzhugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
- Driftwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodcreek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
- Bear Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
- Bee Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
- Lakeway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Point Venture
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Point Venture is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
- Point Venture has also been known as:
- Point Venture village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <6>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Briarcliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wimberley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Johnson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cloptins Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
- Pioneer Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
- Buffalo Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spicewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blanco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fischer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Barton Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barton Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
- Flatrock Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Hays
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Round Mountain
(18 miles [29 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 Sprouse Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hays County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sprouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blanco
- Dripping Springs
- Johnson City
- City of Wimberely
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 Sprouse Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Hays 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 Sprouse Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1347764 (Sprouse Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347764 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: Hays
- Est. Elev: 425 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Henly
- Location given for Sprouse Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.2165938 Lon: -98.1558469
- 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 Hays, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sprouse 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |