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A visit to the Mercedes Baptist 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 Mercedes Baptist Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mercedes Baptist Cemetery (FG ID #2827).

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 Mercedes Baptist Cemetery ...

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

26.1560, -97.9266

The Mercedes Baptist Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Mercedes.

The cemetery is located in Hidalgo County<2>.

While not adjacent, to the east is the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery. To the north is the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.

The county seat for Hidalgo County is located in Edinburg. Edinburg lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Mercedes Baptist Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mercedes Baptist Cemetery.

Name Variations for Mercedes Baptist Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Mercedes Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Cementerio Bautista

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Mercedes Baptist Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mercedes Baptist Cemetery.

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

  • Mercedes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Llano Grande
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Llano Grande is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano Grande
  • Weslaco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Villa Verde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Villa Verde is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Verde
    • Villa Verde has also been known as:
    • Villa Verde Colonia
  • Progreso
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Relampago
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Relampago is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relampago
  • Bixby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Heidelberg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heidelberg is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mila Doce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mila Doce is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mila Doce
  • North La Feria Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North La Feria Village is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Feria Village
    • North La Feria Village has also been known as:
    • North La Feria Village Colonia
  • Solis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Solis is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solis
    • Solis has also been known as:
    • Solis Colonia
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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 Mercedes Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hidalgo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mercedes Baptist Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Donna
    • Donna lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Mercedes Baptist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Donna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • La Feria
  • Mercedes
  • Weslaco

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Mercedes Baptist Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hidalgo 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 Mercedes Baptist Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2827

    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 Hidalgo, 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- Mercedes Baptist 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.