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A visit to the Sweet Home 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 Sweet Home Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweet Home Cemetery:

29.3411, -97.0561

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

The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Lavaca County<2>.

The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Sweet Home Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sweet Home Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sweet Home Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sweet Home City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Yellow Bank Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Yellow Bank Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank Cemetery
  • Restland Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Restland Memorial Park is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restland Memorial Park is located outside and to the north of Yoakum.
  • Pilot Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Yoakum.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5645 <5>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Yoakum.
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6596 <5>
  • Charlottenburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Teppim Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Teppim Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teppim Cemetery
  • Tippin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tippin Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tippin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Yoakum.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2497568 <5>
  • New County Farm Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bunjus Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bunjus Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunjus Cemetery
    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
    • County Line Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The County Line Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
    • Old County Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pagel Settlement Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shiner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiner Cemetery
    • Cook - Holland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hallettsville City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hallettsville City Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallettsville City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hallettsville City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hallettsville.
      • The Hallettsville City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641455 <5>
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jewish Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hallettsville.
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hallettsville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6556 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sweet Home Cemetery.

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

  • Sweet Home
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wied
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
  • Yoakum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Shiner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Terryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
  • Ezzell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
  • Hallettsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearl City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
  • Breslau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
  • Edgar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Kokernot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Glaze City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
    • Hochheim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Komensky
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
    • Moulton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Moravia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Sublime
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry

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 Sweet Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lavaca County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sweet Home Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lavaca 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 Sweet Home Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1369463  (Sweet Home Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1369463 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: Lavaca
      • Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sweet Home
      • Location given for Sweet Home Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.3410784     Lon: -97.0560958
      • 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 Lavaca, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sweet Home 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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