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A visit to the Rose Lawn 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 Rose Lawn Cemetery ...

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

27.7800, -98.0192

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

The Rose Lawn Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County<2>.

The county seat for Jim Wells County is located in Alice. Alice lies just to the west southwest of the Rose Lawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rose Lawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Rose Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Collins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
  • Alice Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Alice Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alice Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alice.
    • The Alice Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alice Fraternal Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #318160 <5>
  • Fraternal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternal Cemetery
  • Lattas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Lattas Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattas Cemetery
  • Calaveras Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Calaveras Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Amargosa Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Amargosa Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargosa Cemetery
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
  • Villareal Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Villareal Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villareal Cemetery
  • Banquete Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Dilworth Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Dilworth Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth Cemetery
  • Barrera Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Barrera Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrera Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hinojosa Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hinojosa Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinojosa Cemetery
    • Gonzales Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • McNeill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The McNeill Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeill Cemetery
    • Wade Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Wade Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
    • Cadenas Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cadenas Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadenas Cemetery
    • Sepulveda Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Sepulveda Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepulveda Cemetery
    • Saltiero Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Saltiero Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltiero Cemetery
    • Old Ranch Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Ranch Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ranch Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rose Lawn Cemetery.

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

  • Alice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Water City Estates
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Rancho Alegre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre
  • Alice Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Agua Dulce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Coyote Acres
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Alfred - South La Paloma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ben Bolt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Owl Ranch - Amargosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
  • Rancho Banquete
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
  • Loma Linda East
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Banquete
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Orange Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Westdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • San Diego
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • K-Bar Ranch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
    • Bluntzer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
    • Casa Blanca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
    • La Paloma - Lost Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Spring Garden - Terra Verde
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Hollow - Escondidas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Driscoll
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Rose Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jim Wells County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rose Lawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Jim Wells 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 Rose Lawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1345565  (Rose Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345565 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: Jim Wells
      • Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alice North
      • Location given for Rose Lawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.7800254     Lon: -98.0191683
      • 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 Jim Wells, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Lawn 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.