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A visit to the Mercedes Presbyterian 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 Presbyterian Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mercedes Presbyterian Cemetery (FG ID #2403957).

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 Presbyterian Cemetery ...

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

26.1560, -97.9248

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

The cemetery is located in Hidalgo County<2>.

Adjacent to the Mercedes Presbyterian Cemetery and just to the southwest is the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic 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 Presbyterian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mercedes Presbyterian Cemetery.

Name Variations for Mercedes Presbyterian 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 Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Principe de Paz Presbyterian Cemetery

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 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Mercedes Presbyterian Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mercedes Presbyterian Cemetery.

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

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 Presbyterian 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 Presbyterian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • La Feria
  • Mercedes
    • Mercedes lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mercedes Presbyterian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mercedes.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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 Mercedes Presbyterian 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 Presbyterian Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2403957

    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 Presbyterian 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.