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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 La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery:

26.4848, -97.7792

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

The La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery is located in Willacy County<2>.

The county seat for Willacy County is located in Raymondville. Raymondville lies just to the southwest of the La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the La Piedad Cementerio #1 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 La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Raymondville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Raymondville Cemetery is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Raymondville Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Raymondville.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lyford.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lyford Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207123 <5>
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Guadalupe Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Lyford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422545 <5>
  • San Martin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The San Martin Cemetery is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Martin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Martin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Lasara.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2442435 <5>
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garcia Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Lasara.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3744 <5>
  • San Luis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The San Luis Cemetery is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Luis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Lasara.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6714 <5>
  • Chavez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chavez Cemetery is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavez Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chavez Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Lasara.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2882 <5>
  • Lasara Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Santa Rita Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Santa Rita Cemetery is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Rita Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Sebastian.
  • El Toro Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The El Toro Cemetery is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Toro Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the El Toro Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of San Perlita.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3394 <5>
  • Las Rucias Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Las Rucias Cemetery is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Rucias Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Las Rucias Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Lyford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2200982 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • El Azadon Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The El Azadon Cemetery is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Azadon Cemetery
    • Cementerio de las Burras Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Noyola Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Noyola Cemetery is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyola Cemetery
    • La Jarita Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The La Jarita Cemetery is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jarita Cemetery
    • San Rafael Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The San Rafael Cemetery is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael Cemetery
    • Tanquesitos Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tanquesitos Cemetery is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanquesitos Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tanquesitos Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Santa Monica.
    • Valle De La Paz Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Valle De La Paz Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle De La Paz Cemetery
      • The Valle De La Paz Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hargill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4065 <5>
    • Cementerio Anahuac Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • San Antonio Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Raymondville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Los Angeles Subdivision
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ranchette Estates
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ranchette Estates is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchette Estates
    • Ranchette Estates has also been known as:
    • Ranchette Estates Colonia
  • Lyford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lyford South
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lyford South is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyford South
    • Lyford South has also been known as:
    • Lyford South Colonia
  • San Perlita
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lasara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Zapata Ranch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Zapata Ranch is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zapata Ranch
    • Zapata Ranch has also been known as:
    • Zapata Ranch Colonia
  • Sebastian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Willamar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Willamar is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamar
  • Yznaga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Yznaga is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yznaga
  • Santa Monica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Santa Monica is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hargill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Monte Alto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • La Villa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • La Villa is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
    • Tierra Bonita
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Tierra Bonita is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Bonita
      • Tierra Bonita has also been known as:
      • Tierra Bonita Colonia
    • Grand Acres
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Grand Acres is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Acres
    • Santa Rosa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Combes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Combes is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
      • Combes has also been known as:
      • Combes Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <6>
    • Lasana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lasana is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasana
      • Lasana has also been known as:
      • Lasana Colonia
    • Edcouch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elsa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Elsa is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsa <6>
    • Primera
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Primera is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people

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 La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Willacy County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Edcouch
    • Edcouch lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edcouch.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edcouch
  • Elsa
    • Elsa lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elsa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
  • Lyford
    • Lyford lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South (S) of the La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyford
  • Raymondville

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 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 La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Willacy 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 La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1339379  (La Piedad Cementerio Numero Uno)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1339379 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: Willacy
      • Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Raymondville
      • Location given for La Piedad Cementerio Numero Uno:
      • Lat: 26.4847897     Lon: -97.779162
      • 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 Willacy, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- La Piedad Cementerio #1 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.