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A visit to the Wish Cemetery ...


The location of the Wish Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wish Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   29.2769°   (29° 16' 36")

Lon:   -99.5514°   (-99° 33' 5")

The Wish Cemetery is located in Uvalde County<2>.

The county seat for Uvalde County is located in Uvalde. Uvalde lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Wish Cemetery .

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 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 Wish Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Uvalde County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Wish Cemetery.

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

    • Sabinal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabinal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinal
      • Sabinal is located in Uvalde County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabinal <4>
    • Knippa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Uvalde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • D'Hanis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Concan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Uvalde Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvalde Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
      • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
      • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
      • Uvalde Estates Colonia
    • Batesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Frio Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frio Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
      • Frio Town is located in Frio County
    • Utopia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utopia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
      • Utopia is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utopia <4>
    • Hondo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Yancey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey
      • Yancey is located in Medina County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yancey <4>
    • Rio Frio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Frio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Frio
      • Rio Frio is located in Real County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Frio <4>
    • La Pryor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Pryor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pryor
      • La Pryor is located in Zavala County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Pryor <4>

    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 Wish Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Uvalde County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • D'Hanis
    • Hondo
    • Sabinal
    • Uvalde

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Wish Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Brown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Sabinal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Davenport Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davenport Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
    • The Ditch Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ditch Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Ditch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The The Ditch Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Ditch Cemetery
    • Pioneer Park Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Pioneer Park Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • The Pioneer Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Uvalde Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6023 <6>
    • Concan Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Concan Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concan Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1672132 <6>
    • City of Uvalde Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Uvalde Catholic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cortez Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Medina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • St. Dominic Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Dominic Cemetery is located in Medina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominic Cemetery
      • Rothe Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rothe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rothe Cemetery is located in Medina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rothe Cemetery
      • Davenport Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davenport Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
      • Butts Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • The Butts Cemetery is located in Medina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butts Cemetery
      • Miller Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miller Cemetery is located in Medina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Bear Creek Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
      • Edgewood - Woodlawn Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • The Edgewood - Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Zavala County
        • The Edgewood - Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Edgewood Cemetery
        • Woodlawn Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood - Woodlawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7735 <6>
      • St. Patrick Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Waresville Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waresville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Waresville Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waresville Cemetery

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

    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 Wish Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1371822  (Wish Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1371822 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Blanco Lake
      • County: Uvalde         Elev: 268
      • Location given for GNIS #1371822 (Wish Cemetery)

    The official website for Uvalde County: www.uvaldecounty.com/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Uvalde, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wish Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2769, Longitude: -99.5514       In this case, the coordinates for the Wish Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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