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A visit to the Los Garzas 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 Los Garzas Cemetery ...

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

26.3723, -98.8989

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

The Los Garzas Cemetery is located in Starr County<2>.

The county seat for Starr County is located in Rio Grande City. Rio Grande City lies just to the east of the Los Garzas Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Los Garzas Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Los Garzas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cementerio San Antonio de Escobares Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Olmos Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Olmos Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Cemetery
  • Garciasville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Garciasville Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garciasville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garciasville Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Garciasville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275667 <5>
  • Elizondo Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Elizondo Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizondo Cemetery
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
  • Los Arrierous Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Longoria Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Longoria Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longoria Cemetery
  • San Vicente Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The San Vicente Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Vicente Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Vicente Cemetery is located in La Grulla.
  • Solizes Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Solizes Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solizes Cemetery
  • Chapeno Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chapeno Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeno Cemetery
  • Agua Dulce Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • The Agua Dulce Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce Cemetery
  • Cuevitas Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • The Cuevitas Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuevitas Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cuevitas Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Sullivan City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424480 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Una de Gato Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Una de Gato Cemetery is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una de Gato Cemetery
    • Buena Vista Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
      • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • La Joya Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2428450 <5>
    • Santa Maria Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Santa Maria Cemetery is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria Cemetery
    • Coyote Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Coyote Cemetery is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Cemetery
    • San Antonio Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • The San Antonio Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Cemetery
    • San Jose Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The San Jose Cemetery is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Cemetery
    • Tangue Allegre Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Los Garzas Cemetery.

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

  • Santel
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Santel is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santel
    • Santel has also been known as:
    • Santel Colonia
  • Los Villareales
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Los Villareales is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
  • Los Alvarez
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Los Alvarez is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alvarez
  • Miguel Barrera
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Miguel Barrera is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miguel Barrera
    • Miguel Barrera has also been known as:
    • Miguel Barrera Colonia
  • La Rosita
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • La Rosita is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosita
  • Garceno
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garceno is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garceno
  • Rio Grande City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Escobares
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Escobares is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
    • Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
  • North Escobares
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Escobares is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escobares
  • Las Lomas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Roma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Roma is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,476 people
    • Roma has also been known as:
    • Roma - Los Saenz
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roma <6>
  • Roma Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roma Creek is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma Creek
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • El Refugio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • El Refugio is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
      • El Refugio has also been known as:
      • El Refugio Colonia
    • La Puerta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • La Puerta is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
    • La Carla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • La Carla is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
      • La Carla has also been known as:
      • La Carla Colonia
    • Fronton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Fronton is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fronton
    • Garciasville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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 Los Garzas Cemetery. The following communities are located in Starr County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Los Garzas 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 either 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 Los Garzas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Starr 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 Los Garzas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1340597  (Los Garzas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1340597 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: Starr
      • Est. Elev: 53 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Los Garzas
      • Location given for Los Garzas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 26.372287     Lon: -98.8989169
      • 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 Starr, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Los Garzas 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.