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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. 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 Pena Cemetery ...

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

27.7834, -98.4222

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Cantu Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Cemetery
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
  • Alaniz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Alaniz Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaniz Cemetery
  • Rangel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Rangel Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangel Cemetery
  • Reyes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Reyes Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyes Cemetery
  • Ruiz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ruiz Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruiz Cemetery
  • Sepulveda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Sepulveda Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepulveda Cemetery
  • Guerra Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Guerra Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerra Cemetery
  • Tinney Piedras Pintas Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • San Isidro Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The San Isidro Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Isidro Cemetery
  • Segura - Saenz Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Benavides Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Benavides Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benavides Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benavides Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Benavides.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1255029 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Casas Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Casas Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casas Cemetery
    • Hinojosa Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hinojosa Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinojosa Cemetery
    • Longoria Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Longoria Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longoria Cemetery
    • Hahl Memorial Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bazan Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bazan Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazan Cemetery
    • La Moda Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The La Moda Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Moda Cemetery
    • Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east 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)
      • The Ramirez Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez Cemetery

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)
  • Benavides
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Loma Linda East
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Loma Linda East is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda East
    • 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)
    • Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
    • Coyote Acres has also been known as:
    • Coyote Acres Colonia
  • Alice Acres
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Alice Acres is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Acres
    • Alice Acres has also been known as:
    • Alice Acres Colonia
  • Rancho Alegre
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre
  • Owl Ranch - Amargosa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
  • Alice
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • 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)
  • Realitos
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Rios
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rios is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Concepcion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Santa Cruz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
    • Water City Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Water City Estates is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water City Estates
      • 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)
      • Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale

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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pena Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Duval 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 Pena Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1343818  (Peña Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343818 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: Duval
      • Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rosita
      • Location given for Peña Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.7833569     Lon: -98.4222329
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pena 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.