A visit to the West Prong 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 West Prong Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Prong Cemetery (FG ID #7559).
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 West Prong Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Prong Cemetery:
29.7939, -99.2824
The West Prong Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Medina.
The cemetery is located in Bandera County<3>.
The county seat for Bandera County is located in Bandera. Bandera lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east southeast of the West Prong Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Prong Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the West Prong Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Prong Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bauerlein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Means Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camp Verde Fort Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haby Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tyron / Hendrick / Arnold Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Verde Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Habecker Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Turtle Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Real Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wharton Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pollys Chapel Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Center Point Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin Family Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kerrville National Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Rose Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Family Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Colbath Family Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the West Prong Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Prong Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Medina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tuff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tuff is located in Bandera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuff
- Tarpley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Camp Verde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bandera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vanderpool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Center Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Utopia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ingram
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hunt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bandera Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lakehills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pipe Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Comfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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 West Prong Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bandera County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Prong Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bandera
- Center Point
- Comfort
- Ingram
- Kerrville
- Leakey
- Mountain Home
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 West Prong Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Bandera 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 West Prong Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #7559
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1371198 (West Prong Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371198 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: Bandera
- Est. Elev: 450 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: A Bar A Ranch
- Location given for West Prong Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.7938325 Lon: -99.2819864
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Prong Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bandera, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |