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A visit to the Calaveras 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 Calaveras Cemetery ...

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

27.6534, -98.0283

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

The Calaveras Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County<2>.

The county seat for Jim Wells County is located in Alice. Alice lies just to the north northwest of the Calaveras Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Calaveras Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Calaveras Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lattas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lattas Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattas Cemetery
  • Collins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
  • Alice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Alice Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alice Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alice.
    • The Alice Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alice Fraternal Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #318160 <5>
  • Fraternal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternal Cemetery
  • Rose Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Rose Lawn Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Cemetery
  • Barrera Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Barrera Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrera Cemetery
  • Hinojosa Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hinojosa Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinojosa Cemetery
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
  • Cadenas Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cadenas Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadenas Cemetery
  • Saltiero Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Saltiero Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltiero Cemetery
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Kleberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chamberlain Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Kingsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2864 <5>
  • St. Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery is located in Kleberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Kingsville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6771 <5>
    • Santo Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramirez Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Ramirez Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez Cemetery
    • Garcia Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
    • Perez Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Perez Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perez Cemetery
    • Valadez Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Valadez Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valadez Cemetery
    • Rest Haven Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinojosa Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hinojosa Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinojosa Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Calaveras Cemetery.

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

  • Ben Bolt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Alice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <6>
  • Rancho Alegre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre
  • Alice Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alice Acres is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Acres
    • Alice Acres has also been known as:
    • Alice Acres Colonia
  • Coyote Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
    • Coyote Acres has also been known as:
    • Coyote Acres Colonia
  • Water City Estates
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Water City Estates is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water City Estates
    • Water City Estates has also been known as:
    • Water City Estates Colonia
  • Agua Dulce
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Loma Linda East
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Loma Linda East is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda East
    • Loma Linda East has also been known as:
    • Loma Linda East Colonia
  • Kingsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bishop
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • San Diego
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rancho Banquete
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Alfred - South La Paloma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Owl Ranch - Amargosa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
    • Driscoll
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Banquete
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • La Paloma - Lost Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Spring Garden - Terra Verde
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rios
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rios is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
    • Premont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Orange Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Westdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale

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 Calaveras Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jim Wells County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Calaveras Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Jim Wells 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 Calaveras Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1331861  (Calaveras Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1331861 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: Jim Wells
      • Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alice South
      • Location given for Calaveras Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.6533635     Lon: -98.0283351
      • 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 Jim Wells, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calaveras 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.