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A visit to the Campos Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Campos Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Campos Cemetery (FG ID #2739).

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 Campos Cemetery ...

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

28.0160, -98.4989

The Campos Cemetery is located in Duval County<2>.

The county seat for Duval County is located in San Diego. San Diego lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southeast of the Campos Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Campos Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Campos Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hahl Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruiz Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Ruiz Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruiz Cemetery
  • Reyes Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Reyes Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyes Cemetery
  • Perez Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Alaniz Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Alaniz Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaniz Cemetery
  • Rangel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Rangel Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangel Cemetery
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Clegg Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clegg Cemetery is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clegg Cemetery
  • Pena Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Pena Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Cemetery
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cantu Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Cantu Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sepulveda Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sepulveda Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepulveda Cemetery
    • Latham Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Villareal Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • The Villareal Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villareal Cemetery
    • Amargosa Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Amargosa Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargosa Cemetery
    • Guerra Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Guerra Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerra Cemetery
    • San Isidro Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The San Isidro Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Isidro Cemetery
    • Tinney Piedras Pintas Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dilworth Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Dilworth Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 5 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Campos Cemetery.

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

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 Campos Cemetery. The following communities are located in Duval County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Campos Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Duval 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 Campos Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2739

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1332049  (Campos Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1332049 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: Duval
      • Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clegg SW
      • Location given for Campos Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.0158467     Lon: -98.4991791
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Duval, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Campos 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.