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A visit to the Westside 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 Westside Cemetery ...

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

28.9905, -97.5217

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

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

The county seat for DeWitt County is located in Cuero. Cuero lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Westside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Westside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Westside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
  • Menn - Treude Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Menn - Treude Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menn - Treude Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
  • House Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The House Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
  • Nordheim Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nordheim Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim Cemetery
  • Rabke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Rabke Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabke Cemetery
  • Sand Gate Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sand Gate Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Gate Cemetery
  • Captain York Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Captain York Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain York Cemetery
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Billings Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
    • Weesatche Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Weesatche Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weesatche Cemetery
      • The Weesatche Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friedheim Cemetery
      • Gottschalt Cemetery
      • Weesatche Friedheim Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461484 <5>
    • Lost Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
    • Runge Latin American Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Runge Latin American Cemetery is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge Latin American Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Runge Latin American Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Runge.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971680 <5>
    • Westhoff Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Westhoff Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhoff Cemetery
    • San Jose Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McCrabb Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The McCrabb Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrabb Cemetery
    • Woodman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woodman Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
    • St. Aloysius Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Westside Cemetery.

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

  • Yorktown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Nordheim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Weesatche
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Weser
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Weser is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
  • Runge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Meyersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ander
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ander is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
  • Westhoff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ecleto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Flaccus ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
  • Cuero
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Angel City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Angel City is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Gillett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Helena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Smiley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Kilgore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
    • Cheapside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Thomaston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Edgar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Panna Maria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
    • Karnes City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Kenedy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Goliad
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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 Westside 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 Westside Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cuero
    • Cuero lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Westside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuero.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuero
  • Goliad
    • Goliad lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Westside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goliad.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goliad
  • Helena
  • Karnes City
  • Nixon
    • Nixon lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Westside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nixon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Nordheim
  • Runge
    • Runge lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Westside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Runge.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
  • Smiley
    • Smiley lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Westside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Smiley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
  • Yorktown

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 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 Westside 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 Westside Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1377662  (Westside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1377662 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: 90 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Yorktown West
      • Location given for Westside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.9905327     Lon: -97.5216612
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westside 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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