Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas

Texas State Cemetery is a cemetery near Austin, Travis County, Texas. It lies about 1.0 mi west of Austin. The grounds sit at about 518 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 163 notable people buried here, including Steven Weinberg, Eugene Cernan and Chris Kyle. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2032333. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oakwood Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the north. The nearest mortuary we know of is King-Tears Mortuary in Austin, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 141 cemeteries we list in Travis County, and 57 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 58 of the 141 listings in Travis County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Austin. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 29 World War II veterans, 17 US representatives, 13 governors, 12 Civil War veterans, 11 writers, 9 business leaders, 8 journalists, 5 baseball players.

• Steven Weinberg1933-2021
  American theoretical physicist
• Eugene Cernan1934-2017
  NASA astronaut, Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17)
• Chris Kyle1974-2013
  US Navy SEAL and author
• James A. Michener1907-1997
  American author
• Walter Cunningham1932-2023
  American astronaut
• John Connally1917-1993
  American politician
• Barbara Jordan1936-1996
  American politician
• Ken Starr1946-2022
  American judge and educational administrator
• Albert Sidney Johnston1803-1862
  Confederate States Army officer
• Stephen F. Austin1793-1836
  American empresario, founder of Texas, namesake of Austin, Texas
• Miriam A. Ferguson1875-1961
  American politician
• James Cotton1935-2017
  American blues singer-songwriter

People whose Wikidata entry gives Texas State Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.

Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.

• Oakwood Cemetery

  Austin, TX
  Municipal cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Oakwood Annex Cemetery

  Austin, TX
  Municipal cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Mount Calvary Cemetery

  Austin, TX
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Evergreen Cemetery

  Austin, TX
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Plummers Cemetery

  Austin, TX
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Bethany Cemetery

  Austin, TX
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi
• San Jose Cemetery

  Austin, TX
  Cemetery

  2.7 mi
• Travis County International Cemetery

  3604 Axel Lane, Austin, TX
  Cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Burdett Prairie Cemetery

  Austin, TX
  Cemetery

  3.1 mi
• Austin State School Cemetery

  Austin, TX
  Cemetery

  3.2 mi

• King-Tears Mortuary

  Mortuary · Austin · (512) 476-9128
  0.3 mi
• Phillips-Upshaw & Richard Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Austin · (512) 472-1934
  0.4 mi
• A Simple Tradition Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Austin · (512) 477-7495
  0.6 mi
• Mission Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Austin · (512) 476-4355
  0.6 mi
• aCremation

  Cremation provider · Austin · (512) 428-8233
  1.1 mi
• Fuller-Sheffield Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Austin · (512) 476-9164
  1.3 mi

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