A visit to the Vasquez Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Vasquez Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Vasquez Cemetery (FG ID #7388).
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 Vasquez Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vasquez Cemetery:
30.0394, -97.7283
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vasquez Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Vasquez Cemetery is located in Travis County<3>.
The county seat for Travis County is located in Austin. Austin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north of the Vasquez Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vasquez Cemetery.
Establishment of the Vasquez Cemetery ...
The Vasquez Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Vasquez Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vasquez Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Niederwald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Niederwald Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald Cemetery
- Creedmoor Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Creedmoor Community Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor Community Cemetery
- The Creedmoor Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Creedmoor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3108 <1>
- Martin Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Martin Church Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the east of Kyle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5049 <1>
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Guadalupe Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the north of Lockhart.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3979 <1>
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Carl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carl Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Cemetery
- Ohlendorf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ohlendorf Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohlendorf Cemetery
- Polonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Polonia Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen - Good Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lytton Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- San Pablo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The San Pablo Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Vasquez Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vasquez Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mustang Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Niederwald
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Creedmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mendoza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Goforth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Carl
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Uhland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Lytton Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Onion Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Elroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elroy is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Buda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- San Leanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- San Leanna is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Manchaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Mountain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Hays
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Maxwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lockhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
- Tanglewood Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
- Shady Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Del Valle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Vasquez Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Travis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vasquez Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buda
- Buda lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Vasquez Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
- Kyle
- Kyle lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Vasquez Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kyle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Lockhart
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 Vasquez Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Travis 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 Vasquez Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #7388
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1349204 (Vasquez Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349204 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: Travis
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Creedmoor
- Location given for Vasquez Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.039383 Lon: -97.7283354
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Travis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vasquez Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |