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A visit to the Vanness Cemetery ...


The location of the Vanness Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Vanness Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vanness Cemetery

Lat:   29.0161°   (29° 0' 57")

Lon:   -98.6734°   (-98° 40' 24")

The Vanness Cemetery is located in Atascosa County<2>.

The county seat for Atascosa County is located in Jourdanton. Jourdanton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Vanness Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Vanness Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Atascosa County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Vanness Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vanness Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vanness Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Amphion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amphion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
      • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
    • Anchorage
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchorage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
      • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
    • Iuka
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Atascosa County
    • Rossville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Crown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Atascosa County
    • Poteet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kyote
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
      • Kyote is located in Atascosa County
    • Dobrowolski
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobrowolski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobrowolski
      • Dobrowolski is located in Atascosa County
    • Charlotte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jourdanton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasanton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bigfoot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • La Parita
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Parita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Parita
        • La Parita is located in Atascosa County
      • Leming
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leming
        • Leming is located in Atascosa County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leming <4>
      • Espey
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Espey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
        • Espey is located in Atascosa County
      • Somerset
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bexar
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
        • Bexar is located in Bexar County
      • Davis
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
        • Davis is located in Atascosa County
      • Coughran
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coughran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
        • Coughran is located in Atascosa County
      • Lytle
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
        • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <4>
      • Verdi
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
        • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
      • Natalia
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalia
        • Natalia is located in Medina County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natalia <4>
      • Devine
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
        • Devine is located in Medina County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <4>

    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 Vanness Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Atascosa County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Vanness Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Flores Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flores Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flores Cemetery
    • Alvarado Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alvarado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alvarado Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alvarado Cemetery
    • Mendiola Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rodriguez Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodriguez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rodriguez Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodriguez Cemetery
    • Jimenez Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Layer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Layer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Layer Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layer Cemetery
    • Mendiola Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mendiola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mendiola Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mendiola Cemetery
    • St. Williams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Salazar Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salazar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salazar Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salazar Cemetery
    • Herrera Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herrera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herrera Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrera Cemetery
    • Lott Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rossville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Anchorage Methodist Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brown Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Willborn Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Hilburn Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hilburn Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilburn Cemetery
      • Zavala Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zavala Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zavala Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zavala Cemetery
      • Madre Dolorosa Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madre Dolorosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Madre Dolorosa Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madre Dolorosa Cemetery
      • Willborn Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cementerio de San Pedro
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Cementerio de San Pedro is located in Atascosa County
        • The Cementerio de San Pedro has also been known as:
        • San Pedro Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio de San Pedro
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6720 <6>
      • Rutledge Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
        • The Rutledge Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Poteet Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutledge Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6133 <6>
      • Brite Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brite Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brite Cemetery

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

    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 Vanness Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1370589  (Vanness Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1370589 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rossville
      • County: Atascosa         Elev: 138
      • Location given for GNIS #1370589 (Vanness Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Atascosa, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Vanness Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0161, Longitude: -98.6734       In this case, the coordinates for the Vanness Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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