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A visit to the Valley Spring 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 Valley Spring Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Spring Cemetery:

30.8641, -98.8303

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

The Valley Spring Cemetery is located in Llano County<2>.

The county seat for Llano County is located in Llano. Llano lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Valley Spring Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Spring Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Valley Spring Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Koger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Koger Cemetery is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koger Cemetery
  • Cold Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Cold Creek Cemetery is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Creek Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Gray Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Pontotoc Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Old Pontotoc Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pontotoc Cemetery
  • Newsom Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Newsom Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
  • Kuykendall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Pontotoc Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The New Pontotoc Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pontotoc Cemetery
  • Wooten Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wooten Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
  • Honig Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Honig Cemetery is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honig Cemetery
  • Otto & Offer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Otto & Offer Cemetery is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto & Offer Cemetery
  • Wrights Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mayes Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Mayes Chapel Cemetery is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Chapel Cemetery
    • Baby Head Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Baby Head Cemetery is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head Cemetery
    • Vasterling Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Vasterling Cemetery is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vasterling Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vasterling Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of Llano.
    • Birk Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Birk Cemetery is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk Cemetery
    • Schneider Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Schneider Cemetery is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider Cemetery
    • Hoffman Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cherokee Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
      • The Cherokee Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hanna Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4052 <5>
    • Eaton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eaton Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
    • Kothmann Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kothmann Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kothmann Cemetery
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Valley Spring Cemetery.

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

  • Valley Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pontotoc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Baby Head ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Baby Head is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
  • Cherokee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Llano
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Castell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
  • Fredonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Art
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluffton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Hedwigs Hill ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hedwigs Hill is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwigs Hill
  • Tow
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Loyal Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Loyal Valley is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Valley
    • Buchanan Lake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • San Saba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Voca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Koockville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Koockville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koockville
    • Mason
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hilda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hilda is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Click is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Buchanan Dam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Silver Creek Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village

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 Valley Spring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Llano County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Llano
    • Llano lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Valley Spring Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Llano.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano
  • Mason
    • Mason lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Valley Spring Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mason.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • San Saba

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 Valley Spring Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Llano 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 Valley Spring Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1370555  (Valley Spring Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1370555 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: Llano
      • Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Valley Spring
      • Location given for Valley Spring Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.8640628     Lon: -98.830321
      • 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 Llano, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Spring 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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