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A visit to the Pena Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pena Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pena Cemetery

Lat:   27.7834°   (27° 47' 0")

Lon:   -98.4222°   (-98° 25' 19")

The Pena Cemetery is located in Duval County<2>.

The county seat for Duval County is located in San Diego. San Diego lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Pena Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Pena Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cantu Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cantu Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cantu Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cantu Cemetery is located in Duval County
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buena Vista Cemetery
    • The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Duval County
  • Alaniz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alaniz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alaniz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alaniz Cemetery is located in Duval County
  • Rangel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rangel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rangel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rangel Cemetery is located in Duval County
  • Reyes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reyes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reyes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reyes Cemetery is located in Duval County
  • Ruiz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruiz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruiz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ruiz Cemetery is located in Duval County
  • Sepulveda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sepulveda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sepulveda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sepulveda Cemetery is located in Duval County
  • Guerra Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guerra Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guerra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Guerra Cemetery is located in Duval County
  • Tinney Piedras Pintas Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinney Piedras Pintas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinney Piedras Pintas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tinney Piedras Pintas Cemetery is located in Duval County
  • San Isidro Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Isidro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Isidro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The San Isidro Cemetery is located in Duval County
  • Segura - Saenz Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Segura - Saenz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Segura - Saenz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Segura - Saenz Cemetery is located in Duval County
  • Benavides Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Casas Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Casas Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Hinojosa Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinojosa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinojosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hinojosa Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Longoria Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longoria Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Longoria Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Hahl Memorial Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bazan Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bazan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bazan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bazan Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • La Moda Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Moda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Moda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The La Moda Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery
      • The Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Benavides.
      • The Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • San Jose Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6701 <5>
    • Ramirez Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramirez Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramirez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ramirez Cemetery is located in Duval County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pena Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pena Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • San Diego
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Diego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
    • San Diego is located in Duval County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <6>
  • Benavides
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benavides have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benavides
    • Benavides is located in Duval County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benavides <6>
  • Loma Linda East
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Linda East have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda East
    • Loma Linda East is located in Jim Wells County
    • Loma Linda East has also been known as:
    • Loma Linda East Colonia
  • Freer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coyote Acres
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
    • Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
    • Coyote Acres has also been known as:
    • Coyote Acres Colonia
  • Alice Acres
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Acres
    • Alice Acres is located in Jim Wells County
    • Alice Acres has also been known as:
    • Alice Acres Colonia
  • Rancho Alegre
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Alegre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre
    • Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
  • Owl Ranch - Amargosa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
    • Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
  • Alice
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <6>
  • Ben Bolt
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Bolt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bolt
    • Ben Bolt is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Bolt <6>
  • Realitos
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Realitos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Realitos
    • Realitos is located in Duval County
    • Realitos has also been known as:
    • Realitos Colonia
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Realitos <6>
  • Rios
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
    • Rios is located in Duval County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Concepcion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Santa Cruz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
      • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
    • Water City Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water City Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water City Estates
      • Water City Estates is located in Jim Wells County
      • Water City Estates has also been known as:
      • Water City Estates Colonia
    • Alfred - South La Paloma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Westdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
      • Westdale is located in Jim Wells County

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 Pena Cemetery. The following communities are located in Duval County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Pena Cemetery:

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 Pena Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1343818  (Peña Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1343818 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rosita
    • County: Duval         Elev: 135
    • Location given for GNIS #1343818 (Peña Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Duval, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pena Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7834, Longitude: -98.4222       In this case, the coordinates for the Pena Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.




 

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