A visit to the Tampke 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 Tampke Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tampke Cemetery:
29.5947, -98.3956
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tampke Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tampke Cemetery is located in Bexar County<2>.
The county seat for Bexar County is located in San Antonio. San Antonio lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Tampke Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tampke Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Tampke Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tampke Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wetmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wetmore Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore Cemetery
- Schulmeier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grote Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grote Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Salado Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salado Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salado Cemetery is located in San Antonio.
- The Salado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beitel Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312 <5>
- Englemann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Englemann Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englemann Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Classen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Classen Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Classen Cemetery
- Bueche Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bueche Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bueche Cemetery
- Sahm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sahm Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahm Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wellbacher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wellbacher Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellbacher Cemetery
- Lorant - Lorenz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Missionary Servants of St. Anthony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gerhardt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gerhardt Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhardt Cemetery
- Forshage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Forshage Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forshage Cemetery
- Koch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hermano Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hermano Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermano Cemetery
- San Pedro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
- Schertz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Schertz Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schertz Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Schertz.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324285 <5>
- Schneider Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Seller Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seller Cemetery
- Haug Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Haug Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
- Karl Rompel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Karl Rompel Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karl Rompel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Karl Rompel Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6450 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tampke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tampke Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wetmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bracken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Fratt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fratt is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
- Windcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Windcrest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Selma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hill Country Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Universal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Converse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Airport City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Castle Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
- Fort Sam Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
- Schertz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Olmos Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Kirby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cibolo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Timberwood Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
- Shavano Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
- Haeckerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Northcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Comal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Corbyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
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 Tampke Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bexar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tampke 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 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 Tampke Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Bexar 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 Tampke Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1348220 (Tampke Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1348220 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: Bexar
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longhorn
- Location given for Tampke Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.5946718 Lon: -98.3955709
- 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 Bexar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tampke 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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