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A visit to the Wendel 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 Wendel Cemetery ...

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

30.3924, -98.9112

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

The Wendel Cemetery is located in Gillespie County<2>.

The county seat for Gillespie County is located in Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg lies just to the south southeast of the Wendel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wendel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wendel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ketron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Ketron Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketron Cemetery
  • Schugh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Schugh Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schugh Cemetery
  • Friedrich Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Friedrich Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedrich Cemetery
  • Rusche Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rusche Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusche Cemetery
  • Dearing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Dearing Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Cemetery
  • Ahrens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ahrens Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahrens Cemetery
  • Rode Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rode Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rode Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Schmidt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
  • Welgehausen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Welgehausen Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welgehausen Cemetery
  • Schneider Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Schneider Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider Cemetery
    • The Schneider Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Schneider Family Cemetery
    • Wilhelm Schneider Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6799 <5>
  • Kothe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kothe Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kothe Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Dittmar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dittmar Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittmar Cemetery
    • Sagebiel - Keese Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rode Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rode Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rode Cemetery
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
      • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Marschall Meusebach Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lange Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lange Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lange Cemetery
    • Squaw Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Squaw Creek Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Cemetery
    • Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wendel Cemetery.

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Eckert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
  • Willow City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
  • Loyal Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Loyal Valley is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Valley
  • Doss
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Tivydale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tivydale is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivydale
  • Cain City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
  • Blumenthal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
  • Grapetown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
  • Luckenbach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stonewall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hilda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hilda is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
    • Bankersmith
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
    • Blowout
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Harper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Castell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Albert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Albert is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Hye
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hedwigs Hill ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hedwigs Hill is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwigs Hill
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Click is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click

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 Wendel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gillespie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wendel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Gillespie 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 Wendel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1371041  (Wendel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371041 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: Gillespie
      • Est. Elev: 650 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cherry Mountain
      • Location given for Wendel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3924175     Lon: -98.9111542
      • 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 Gillespie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wendel 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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