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A visit to the Westhoff 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 Westhoff Cemetery ...

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

29.1814, -97.4578

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

The Westhoff Cemetery is located in DeWitt County<2>.

The county seat for DeWitt County is located in Cuero. Cuero lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Westhoff Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Westhoff Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Westhoff Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Lord Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cemetery
  • Sample Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bellview Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
  • Billings Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sand Gate Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sand Gate Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Gate Cemetery
  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
  • Ruppert Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ruppert Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruppert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ruppert Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Cheapside.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6531 <5>
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lockhart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Lockhart Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
    • The Lockhart Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lockhart Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4892 <5>
  • Memory Park Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Memory Park Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park Cemetery
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
  • Nelms Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nelms Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelms Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Leissner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Leissner Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leissner Cemetery
    • Mt. Enon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Enon Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Enon Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Enon Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of Gonzales.
    • Woods Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
    • Woodman Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Woodman Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
    • Smiley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Salt Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
    • House Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The House Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
    • St. Louis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
    • McCrabb Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The McCrabb Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrabb Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Cuero.
      • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cuero City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4260 <5>
    • Gates Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Gates Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Westhoff Cemetery.

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

  • Westhoff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cheapside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
  • Cuero
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smiley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Hochheim
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Yorktown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wrightsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pearl City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
  • Hamon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
  • Cost
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cost is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
  • Summerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Summerville is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Glaze City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
    • Meyersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Yoakum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bebe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Nixon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Nixon is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <6>
    • Gillett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ecleto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nordheim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Monthalia ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
    • Kokernot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Weser
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Weser is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
    • Thomaston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gonzales
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Westhoff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeWitt County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cuero
    • Cuero lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Westhoff Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuero.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuero
  • Gonzales
  • Nixon
    • Nixon lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Westhoff Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nixon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Nordheim
  • Smiley
    • Smiley lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Westhoff Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Smiley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
  • Yoakum
    • Yoakum lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Westhoff Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yoakum.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoakum
  • Yorktown

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 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 Westhoff Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to DeWitt 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 Westhoff Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1377661  (Westhoff Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1377661 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: DeWitt
      • Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Westhoff
      • Location given for Westhoff Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.1813598     Lon: -97.4577691
      • 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 DeWitt, 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- Westhoff 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.