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A visit to the Washam Cemetery ...


The location of the Washam Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- 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 Washam Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   30.0358°   (30° 2' 8")

Lon:   -96.2002°   (-96° 12' 0")

The Washam Cemetery is located in Austin County<2>.

The county seat for Austin County is located in Bellville. Bellville lies just to the south southwest of the Washam Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Washam Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Austin 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 Washam 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 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washam Cemetery.

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

    • Buckhorn
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • Bellville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Paul
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
    • Kenney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <4>
    • Chappell Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappell Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Hill
      • Chappell Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell Hill <4>
    • Hempstead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Wehdem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wehdem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
    • Pine Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Millheim
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
    • Prairie View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <4>
    • Whitman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Brenham
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
        • Brenham is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <4>
      • Bleiblerville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleiblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleiblerville
        • Bleiblerville is located in Austin County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bleiblerville <4>
      • Cat Spring
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
        • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <4>
      • Waller
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Fields Store
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
        • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Graball ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
        • Graball is located in Washington County
      • San Felipe
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Industry
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
        • Industry is located in Austin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <4>
      • Sealy
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Wesley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
        • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • New Ulm
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pattison
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

    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 Washam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Austin County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Washam Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Henson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henson Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henson Cemetery
    • Frances Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frances Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frances Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frances Cemetery
    • Staehle Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staehle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Staehle Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staehle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7057 <6>
    • Carlisle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Motley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Motley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Motley Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Motley Cemetery
    • Ivys Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivys Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ivys Creek Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivys Creek Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Apperson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apperson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Apperson Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apperson Cemetery
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Montgomery Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5300 <6>
    • Gilbert Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
    • Meinecke Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meinecke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meinecke Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meinecke Cemetery
    • Ueckert Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ueckert Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ueckert Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Bellville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ueckert Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647087 <6>
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Jeff Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jeff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jeff Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeff Cemetery
      • Oak Knoll Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Knoll Cemetery
      • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Menke Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Menke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Menke Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Menke Cemetery
      • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Concord Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Concord Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3004 <6>
      • Pfeffer Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pfeffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pfeffer Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pfeffer Cemetery
      • Streb Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Streb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Streb Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Streb Cemetery
      • Kachele Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kachele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kachele Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kachele Cemetery
      • Machemehl Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Machemehl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Machemehl Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machemehl Cemetery
      • Meyer Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meyer Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyer Cemetery
      • Muery Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Muery Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muery Cemetery
      • Brast Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brast Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brast Cemetery
      • Atkinson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkinson Cemetery
      • Coshatte Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coshatte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coshatte Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coshatte Cemetery
      • Brenham Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brenham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brenham Cemetery is located in Waller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brenham 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 Washam Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1349509  (Washam Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1349509 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: Buckhorn
      • County: Austin         Elev: 79
      • Location given for GNIS #1349509 (Washam Cemetery)

    The official website for Austin County: www.austincounty.com/

    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 Austin, 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 Washam Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0358, Longitude: -96.2002       In this case, the coordinates for the Washam 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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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