A visit to the Willke 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 Willke Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willke Cemetery:
29.8569, -98.5234
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willke Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willke Cemetery is located in Kendall County<2>.
The county seat for Kendall County is located in Boerne. Boerne lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Willke Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Willke Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willke Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek Cemetery
- Richter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Richter Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter Cemetery
- Bergheim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bergheim Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergheim Cemetery
- Krause Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Krause Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery
- Wehe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wehe Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehe Cemetery
- Edge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Edge Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Cemetery
- Lawhon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lawhon Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawhon Cemetery
- Syring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Syring Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syring Cemetery
- Saur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Saur Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saur Cemetery
- Kruckemeyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kruckemeyer Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruckemeyer Cemetery
- Lex Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lex Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lex Cemetery
- Kabelmacher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kabelmacher Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabelmacher Cemetery
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- Scheel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scheel Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scheel Cemetery
- Herbst - Patton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Short Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Lenz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lenz Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz Cemetery
- Letsch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Letsch Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letsch Cemetery
- Koch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Koch Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koch Cemetery
- Schmidt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Cemetery
- Beierle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Beierle Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beierle 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 Willke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willke Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bergheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Cliff Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
- Honey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Bulverde West ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bulverde West is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
- Anhalt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Spring Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Bulverde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kendalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
- Kreutzberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fair Oaks Ranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Timberwood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Smithson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Twin Sisters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- Boerne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scenic Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
- Leon Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Dominion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Startzville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Startzville is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
- Westhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westhaven is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Canyon Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
- Cranes Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
- Sisterdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Willke Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kendall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Willke Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Kendall 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 Willke Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1371609 (Willke Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371609 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: Kendall
- Est. Elev: 359 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bergheim
- Location given for Willke Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.8568844 Lon: -98.523354
- 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 Kendall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willke 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |