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List of Neighboring Cemeteries ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alabama - Arkansas Colonia (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in Cameron County.

  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlingan City Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • La Leona Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Leona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Leona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Longoria Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Monte Meta Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monte Meta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monte Meta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rio Hondo City Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rio Hondo Community Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rio Hondo Community Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rio Hondo Community Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Rio Hondo.
    • The Rio Hondo Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jack Carpenter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188890 <2>
  • San Benito City Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • San Benito Memorial Park Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Rosalia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosalia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Rosalia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Soldiers Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Southmost Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southmost Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southmost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zepeda Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zepeda Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zepeda Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the northwest of La Paloma.

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Alabama - Arkansas Colonia, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Alabama - Arkansas Colonia to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Alabama - Arkansas Colonia.

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Alabama - Arkansas Colonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alabama - Arkansas Colonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.8654, Longitude: -97.3833       In this case, the coordinates for Alabama - Arkansas Colonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.