About Nelms Cemetery
Nelms Cemetery is a cemetery near Yoakum, DeWitt County, Texas. It lies about 9.0 mi east of Yoakum. The grounds sit at about 272 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377602. The nearest other listed cemetery is Concrete Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Freund Funeral Home in Cuero, about 11 mi away. It is one of 70 cemeteries we list in DeWitt County, and 29 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 70 listings in DeWitt County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Yoakum. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
29.24469, -97.29249
What Nelms Cemetery offers
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.
Nearby cemeteries
- Concrete CemeteryYoakum, TXCemetery0.7 mi
- Leissner CemeteryYoakum, TXCemetery0.8 mi
- San Pedro CemeteryYoakum, TXCemetery0.9 mi
- Stevens CemeteryCuero, TXCemetery1.9 mi
- Edgar Family CemeteryYoakum, TXFamily cemetery2.6 mi
- Cunningham-Hulse CemeteryYoakum, TXCemetery2.7 mi
- Pleasantville CemeteryCuero, TXCemetery2.7 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryYoakum, TXCemetery4.0 mi
- Hochheim CemeteryYoakum, TXCemetery4.2 mi
- Allen Family CemetaryYoakum, TXChristian cemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Nelms Cemetery
- Freund Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Cuero · (361) 275-2343
- Thiele-Cooper Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Yoakum · (361) 293-5656
- Shiner Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Shiner · (361) 594-3352
- Buffington Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Gonzales · (830) 672-3322
- Seydler-Hill Funeral Home21 miFuneral home · Gonzales · (830) 672-3232
- Harris Funeral Home Inc21 miFuneral home · Gonzales · (830) 672-1075
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