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A visit to the Star Hill 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 Star Hill Cemetery ...

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

29.9505, -96.4489

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

The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Austin County<2>.

The county seat for Austin County is located in Bellville. Bellville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Star Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Star Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Star Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shellburne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Shellburne Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellburne Cemetery
  • Nelsonville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nelsonville Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The National Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Cemetery
  • Zettel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Zettel Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zettel Cemetery
  • Knolle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Knolle Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knolle Cemetery
  • Frnka Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Frnka Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frnka Cemetery
  • New Ulm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Ulm Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ulm Cemetery
  • Heitman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Heitman Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heitman Cemetery
  • Haedge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Haedge Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haedge Cemetery
  • Industry Brethen Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pope Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hoppe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hoppe Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppe Cemetery
    • Burns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Burns Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
    • Scranton Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meir Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Meir Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meir Cemetery
    • McElroy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The McElroy Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
    • Schmidt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
    • Germania Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Germania Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Cemetery
    • Wesley Brethren Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Wesley Brethren Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Brethren Cemetery
      • The Wesley Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Czech - Moravian Brethren Church Cemetery
      • Wesley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959956 <5>
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
      • The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brast Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Brast Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brast Cemetery
    • Muery Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Muery Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muery Cemetery
    • Meyer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Meyer Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
    • Machemehl Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Machemehl Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machemehl Cemetery
    • Kachele Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kachele Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kachele Cemetery
    • Travis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Travis Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Star Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Bleiblerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Industry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Ulm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pisek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pisek is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
  • Frelsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
  • Wesley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Kenney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cat Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Wehdem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
  • Shelby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Bellville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Fayetteville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Millheim
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Greenvine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Brenham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <6>
    • Roznov
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Hillcrest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Alleyton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Buckhorn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Round Top
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Star Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Austin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Star Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Austin 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 Star Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1369110  (Star Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1369110 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: Austin
      • Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Ulm
      • Location given for Star Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9505025     Lon: -96.4488579
      • 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 Austin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Star Hill 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.