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A visit to the Las Piedritas 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 Las Piedritas Cemetery ...

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

27.4542, -98.2183

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

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

The county seat for Jim Wells County is located in Alice. Alice lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Las Piedritas Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Las Piedritas Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Las Piedritas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Vera Cruz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Vera Cruz Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz Cemetery
  • Santo Nino Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Santo Nino Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino Cemetery
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
  • Perez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Perez Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perez Cemetery
  • Valadez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Valadez Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valadez Cemetery
  • Saltiero Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Saltiero Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltiero Cemetery
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
  • Cadenas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Cadenas Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadenas Cemetery
  • Velas Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Velas Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velas Cemetery
  • Conception Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Conception Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Cemetery
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
  • Hinojosa Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Hinojosa Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinojosa Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ramirez Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Ramirez Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez Cemetery
    • Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Benavides.
      • The Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • San Jose Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6701 <5>
    • Perez Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Perez Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perez Cemetery
    • Barrera Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Barrera Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrera Cemetery
    • Hinojosa Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Hinojosa Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinojosa Cemetery
    • Longoria Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Longoria Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longoria Cemetery
    • Casas Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Casas Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casas Cemetery
    • La Moda Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The La Moda Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Moda Cemetery
    • Bazan Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bazan Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazan Cemetery
    • Vicinity Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Vicinity Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicinity Cemetery
    • Copita Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Copita Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copita Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Las Piedritas Cemetery.

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

  • Rios
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rios is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
  • Santa Cruz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Premont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Concepcion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ben Bolt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Benavides
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Falfurrias
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cantu Addition
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cantu Addition is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Addition
  • Airport Road Addition
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flowella
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Flowella is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowella
  • Coyote Acres
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Alice Acres
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Realitos
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Rancho Alegre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre
    • Loma Linda East
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • San Diego
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Kingsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Alice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>

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 Las Piedritas 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 Las Piedritas 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 Las Piedritas 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 Las Piedritas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1374479  (Las Piedritas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1374479 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: 69 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Seeligson Ranch
      • Location given for Las Piedritas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.4542024     Lon: -98.2183391
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Las Piedritas 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.