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A visit to the Riviera 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 Riviera Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riviera 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 Riviera Cemetery

Lat:   27.3042°   (27° 18' 15")

Lon:   -97.8186°   (-97° 49' 6")

The Riviera Cemetery is located in Kleberg County<2>.

The county seat for Kleberg County is located in Kingsville. Kingsville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Riviera Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Riviera Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Vattman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vattman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vattman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vattman Cemetery is located in Kleberg County
  • Sarita Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarita Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sarita Cemetery is located in Kenedy County
  • Canales Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canales Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canales Cemetery is located in Kleberg County
  • Rest Haven Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rest Haven Memorial Park is located in Kleberg County
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chamberlain Cemetery
    • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Kleberg County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chamberlain Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Kingsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2864 <5>
  • St. Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
    • The Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery is located in Kleberg County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Kingsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6771 <5>
  • Santo Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pedro Garza Zamora Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pedro Garza Zamora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pedro Garza Zamora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pedro Garza Zamora Cemetery is located in Brooks County
  • Pedro Jaramillo Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pedro Jaramillo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pedro Jaramillo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pedro Jaramillo Cemetery is located in Brooks County
  • Perez Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perez Cemetery is located in Brooks County
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Nueces County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Town Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Brooks County
    • Flinn Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flinn Cemetery is located in Nueces County
    • Las Piedritas Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Las Piedritas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Las Piedritas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Las Piedritas Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • St. James Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Nueces County
    • Calaveras Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calaveras Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calaveras Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calaveras Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Chapman Ranch Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Ranch Cemetery
      • The Chapman Ranch Cemetery is located in Nueces County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapman Ranch Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of Corpus Christi.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2878 <5>
    • Vera Cruz Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vera Cruz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vera Cruz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vera Cruz Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Gonzales Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonzales Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gonzales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Duval County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Riviera Cemetery.

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

  • Riviera
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Vattmannville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vattmannville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vattmannville
    • Vattmannville is located in Kleberg County
  • Sarita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarita
    • Sarita is located in Kenedy County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarita <6>
  • Kingsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Flowella
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowella
    • Flowella is located in Brooks County
  • Airport Road Addition
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Road Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Road Addition
    • Airport Road Addition is located in Brooks County
  • Bishop
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Premont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Falfurrias
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falfurrias have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falfurrias
    • Falfurrias is located in Brooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,717 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falfurrias <6>
  • Cantu Addition
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantu Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Addition
    • Cantu Addition is located in Brooks County
  • Driscoll
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Armstrong
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Armstrong is located in Kenedy County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Petronila
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petronila have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronila
      • Petronila is located in Nueces County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Ben Bolt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • La Paloma - Lost Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Santa Cruz
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
      • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
    • Chapman Ranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Ranch
      • Chapman Ranch is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapman Ranch <6>
    • Rios
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
      • Rios is located in Duval 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 Riviera Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kleberg County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riviera 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 Riviera 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 Riviera Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2061740  (Riviera Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2061740 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: Riviera
    • County: Kleberg         Elev: 13
    • Location given for GNIS #2061740 (Riviera 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 Kleberg, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riviera Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.3042, Longitude: -97.8186       In this case, the coordinates for the Riviera 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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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