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A visit to the Willowsburg 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 Willowsburg Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willowsburg Cemetery (FG ID #7686).

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 Willowsburg Cemetery ...

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

29.5381, -96.8006

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willowsburg Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.

The Willowsburg Cemetery is located in Lavaca County<3>.

The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southwest of the Willowsburg Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Willowsburg Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Willowsburg Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Austin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
  • Bila Hora Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Bila Hora Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bila Hora Cemetery
  • Bock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Bock Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock Cemetery
  • Geiger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
  • Keilers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Keilers Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keilers Cemetery
  • Obelgoner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Obelgoner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelgoner Cemetery
  • Geiger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
  • Rees Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rees Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
  • Shimek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shimek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimek Cemetery
  • Eason Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Eason Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Smoothingiron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Smoothingiron Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoothingiron Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Willowsburg Cemetery.

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

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 Willowsburg 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 Willowsburg 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 helpful 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 Willowsburg 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 Willowsburg Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #7686

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1350239  (Willowsburg Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350239 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: 84 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oakland
      • Location given for Willowsburg Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.5382944     Lon: -96.7994223
      • 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <3>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.
    <4>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- Willowsburg Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.