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A visit to the Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek Cemetery ...

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

29.4022, -96.7825

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

The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County<2>.

The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Willow Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Willow Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fuller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
  • Haidusek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Haidusek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haidusek Cemetery
  • Pagel Settlement Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hartt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hartt Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartt Cemetery
  • Obelgoner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Obelgoner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelgoner Cemetery
  • Smoothingiron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Smoothingiron Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoothingiron Cemetery
  • Geiger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
  • Geiger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
  • Vsetin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bright Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bright Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
  • Redus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Redus Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redus Cemetery
  • Willowsburg Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Allen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Mikeska Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mikeska Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska Cemetery
    • Hallettsville City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Hallettsville City Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallettsville City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hallettsville City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hallettsville.
      • The Hallettsville City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641455 <5>
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jewish Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hallettsville.
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hallettsville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6556 <5>
    • Old County Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • New County Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cheetham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cheetham Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheetham Cemetery
    • Keilers Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Keilers Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keilers 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 Willow Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Sublime
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sheridan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ezzell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
  • Speaks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hallettsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Provident City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Provident City is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Rock Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Breslau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
  • Gleckler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
  • New Bielau ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wied
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
    • Sweet Home
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Moravia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Morales
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
    • Komensky
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
    • Schulenburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Borden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Weimar
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Willow Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lavaca County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow Creek 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 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 Willow Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lavaca 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 Willow Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1350189  (Willow Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350189 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: Lavaca
      • Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sublime
      • Location given for Willow Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.4021884     Lon: -96.7824776
      • 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 Lavaca, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Creek 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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