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A visit to the Dolores 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 Dolores Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dolores Cemetery (FG ID #2518185).

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 Dolores Cemetery ...

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

27.2716, -99.4179

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dolores Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.

The Dolores Cemetery is located in Zapata County<3>.

The county seat for Zapata County is located in Zapata. Zapata lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> to the south southeast of the Dolores Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dolores Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 11 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Dolores Cemetery.<5>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Dolores Cemetery.

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

  • El Cenizo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • El Cenizo is located in Webb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cenizo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,092 people
  • Rio Bravo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • La Presa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • La Presa is located in Webb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Presa
    • La Presa has also been known as:
    • La Presa Colonia
  • San Ygnacio
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Larga Vista
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Larga Vista is located in Webb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larga Vista
    • Larga Vista has also been known as:
    • Larga Vista Colonia
  • Laredo Ranchettes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Laredo Ranchettes is located in Webb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo Ranchettes
  • Laredo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pescadito ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pescadito is located in Webb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pescadito
  • Zapata
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Medina
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Medina is located in Zapata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Los Ojuelos ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Los Ojuelos is located in Webb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojuelos
  • Mirando City Addition
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mirando City Addition is located in Webb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirando City Addition
    • Mirando City Addition has also been known as:
    • Mirando City Addition Colonia
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Regency Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Regency Village is located in Webb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Village
      • Regency Village has also been known as:
      • Regency Village Colonia
    • Falcon Mesa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Falcon Mesa is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Mesa
    • Mirando City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Falcon Lake Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Falcon Lake Estates is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Lake Estates
    • Ranchitos Las Lomas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ranchitos Las Lomas is located in Webb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchitos Las Lomas

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 Dolores Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Zapata County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dolores 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 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 Dolores Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Zapata 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 Dolores Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2518185

    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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Zapata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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- Dolores Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.