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A visit to the Wedel 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 Wedel Cemetery ...

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

31.0052, -97.2878

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

The Wedel Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Wedel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wedel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wedel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dyess Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dyess Grove Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess Grove Cemetery
    • The Dyess Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stringtown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994699 <5>
  • Greathouse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Reeds Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Reeds Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Lake Cemetery
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Temple.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4866 <5>
  • Dyess Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Dyess Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess Cemetery
  • Little River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Little River Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
  • Seaton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Seaton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
  • Volo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Volo Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volo Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Temple City Cemetery
    • Taylors Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Center Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Center Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lake Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Sunshine Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Sunshine Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Cemetery
    • Taplin View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Taplin View Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taplin View Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Belton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4232 <5>
    • East Belton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The East Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Belton Cemetery
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
    • McCann Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The McCann Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wedel Cemetery.

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

  • Heidenheimer
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Academy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
  • Little River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Little River Academy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Sparks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparks is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Rogers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Temple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cyclone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cyclone is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
  • Edgeworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
  • Ocker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocker is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
  • Oenaville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oenaville is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
  • Meeks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Meeks is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Holland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vilas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Val Verde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Barclay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Belton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Westphalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Pendleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Buckholts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Salado
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Morgan's Point Resort
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Davilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Blevins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins

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 Wedel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belton
    • Belton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Wedel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Buckholts
  • Holland
  • Village of Salado
    • Salado lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wedel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salado.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
  • Temple
    • Temple lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wedel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Temple.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple

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 websites either 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 Wedel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bell 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 Wedel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1370979  (Wedel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1370979 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: Bell
      • Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Temple
      • Location given for Wedel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.005182     Lon: -97.2877778
      • 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 Bell, 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- Wedel 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.