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A visit to the Wish 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 Wish Cemetery ...

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

29.2769, -99.5514

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wish Cemetery.

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.<4>

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)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Sabinal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Davenport Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
  • The Ditch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ditch Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ditch Cemetery
  • The Ditch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ditch Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ditch Cemetery
  • Pioneer Park Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Pioneer Park Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park Cemetery
    • The Pioneer Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6023 <5>
  • Concan Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Concan Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concan Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1672132 <5>
  • City of Uvalde Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The City of Uvalde Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Uvalde Cemetery
    • The City of Uvalde Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641479 <5>
  • 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)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of D'Hanis.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4325 <5>
    • St. Dominic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The St. Dominic Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominic Cemetery
    • Rothe Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Rothe Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothe Cemetery
    • Davenport Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Davenport Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Butts Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bear Creek Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Third Crossing.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288 <5>
    • Edgewood - Woodlawn Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Edgewood - Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Zavala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood - Woodlawn Cemetery
      • The Edgewood - Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Edgewood Cemetery
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7735 <5>
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Waresville Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Waresville Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waresville Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 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)
  • 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)
    • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
    • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Estates Colonia
  • Third Crossing
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Third Crossing is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
  • Batesville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Frio Town ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Frio Town is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
  • Utopia
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Hondo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Yancey
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Rio Frio
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • La Pryor
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Wish Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Uvalde 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 Wish Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1371822  (Wish Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371822 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: Uvalde
      • Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blanco Lake
      • Location given for Wish Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.2769034     Lon: -99.5514383
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wish 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.