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A visit to the Old Town 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 Old Town Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Town Cemetery:

27.1987, -98.2197

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

The Old Town Cemetery is located in Brooks County<2>.

The county seat for Brooks County is located in Falfurrias. Falfurrias lies just to the east northeast of the Old Town Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Town Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of the Old Town Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Copita Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Copita Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copita Cemetery
  • Pedro Jaramillo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pedro Garza Zamora Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Perez Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Perez Cemetery is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perez Cemetery
  • Perez Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Perez Cemetery is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perez Cemetery
  • Ramirez Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
  • Ramos Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ramos Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos Cemetery
  • Velas Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Velas Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velas Cemetery
  • Conception Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Conception Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Cemetery
  • Perez Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Perez Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perez Cemetery
  • Vera Cruz Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Vera Cruz Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Vicinity Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Vicinity Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicinity Cemetery
    • Las Piedritas Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Las Piedritas Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Piedritas Cemetery
    • Benavides Family Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Benavides Family Cemetery is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benavides Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benavides Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Encino.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349850 <5>
    • Garcia Family Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rancho Nuevo Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Rancho Nuevo Cemetery is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Nuevo Cemetery
    • Perez Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Perez Cemetery is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perez Cemetery
    • El Lucero Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The El Lucero Cemetery is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Lucero Cemetery
    • Vallerreno Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Vallerreno Cemetery is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallerreno Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Old Town Cemetery.

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

  • Cantu Addition
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cantu Addition is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Addition
  • Falfurrias
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Airport Road Addition
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flowella
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Flowella is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowella
  • Premont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Cruz
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Concepcion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rios
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rios is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
  • Encino
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Riviera
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Realitos
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sarita
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Benavides
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Las Lomitas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Las Lomitas is located in Jim Hogg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomitas
    • Hebbronville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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 Old Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brooks County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Town Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Old Town Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Brooks 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 Old Town Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1343235  (Old Town Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343235 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: Brooks
      • Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Falfurrias
      • Location given for Old Town Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.1986538     Lon: -98.2197287
      • 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 Brooks, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Town 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.