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A visit to the Descanso Eterno 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 Descanso Eterno Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Descanso Eterno Cemetery (FG ID #3234)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Descanso Eterno Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Descanso Eterno Cemetery

Lat:   28.0907°   (28° 5' 26")

Lon:   -97.8344°   (-97° 50' 3")

The Descanso Eterno Cemetery is located in San Patricio County<2>.

The county seat for San Patricio County is located in Sinton. Sinton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Descanso Eterno Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Descanso Eterno Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Descanso Eterno Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Descanso Eterno Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mathis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lakeside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Edgewater - Paisano
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater - Paisano
    • Edgewater - Paisano is located in San Patricio County
  • Paisano
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paisano have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
    • Paisano is located in San Patricio County
    • Paisano has also been known as:
    • Paisano Park Colonia
    • Paisano Park
  • Lake City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Vahlsing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeshore Gardens - Hidden Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pernitas Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pernitas Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
    • Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
  • Sandia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia
    • Sandia is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandia <6>
  • Casa Blanca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tynan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • K-Bar Ranch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for K-Bar Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
    • K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • San Patricio
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
      • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Sandy Hollow - Escondidas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Orange Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
      • Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Grove <6>
    • Westdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
      • Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
    • Edroy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edroy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edroy
      • Edroy is located in San Patricio County
      • Edroy has also been known as:
      • Edroy Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edroy <6>
    • Dinero
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluntzer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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 Descanso Eterno Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Patricio County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dinero
    • Dinero lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Descanso Eterno Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dinero.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinero
  • Mathis
    • Mathis lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Descanso Eterno Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mathis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
  • Odem
    • Odem lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Descanso Eterno Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
  • Skidmore

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 professional and volunteer 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 Descanso Eterno Cemetery:

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 Descanso Eterno Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1334280  (Descanso Eterno Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1334280 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mathis
    • County: San Patricio         Elev: 44
    • Location given for GNIS #1334280 (Descanso Eterno Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #3234

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 San Patricio, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Descanso Eterno Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0907, Longitude: -97.8344    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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