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A visit to the Saint Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:

26.1745, -98.1133

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

The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County<2>.

The county seat for Hidalgo County is located in Edinburg. Edinburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • San Juan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Juan Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of San Juan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6707 <5>
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
  • Donna City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Donna City Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Donna City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Donna.
    • The Donna City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Donna Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #323371 <5>
  • Palm Valley Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pharr Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Eli Jackson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Eli Jackson Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Jackson Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eli Jackson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Hidalgo.
    • The Eli Jackson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eli Jackson - Brewster Cemetery
    • Jackson - Brewster Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2650696 <5>
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
  • Old Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
  • Webber Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Webber Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber Cemetery
  • Asadores Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Asadores Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asadores Cemetery
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    • Weslaco Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Weslaco Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weslaco Cemetery
    • La Piedad Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The La Piedad Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Piedad Cemetery
    • Capota Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Capota Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capota Cemetery
    • Highland Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Highland Memorial Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Cemetery
      • The Highland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4221 <5>
    • Old Edinburg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Old Edinburg Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Edinburg Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Restlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Restlawn Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Edinburg.
    • Temple Emanuel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Balli Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Balli Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balli Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.

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

  • Alamo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <6>
  • Plumosa Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Plumosa Village is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumosa Village
    • Plumosa Village has also been known as:
    • Plumosa Village Colonia
  • Southside Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Southside Village is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Village
    • Southside Village has also been known as:
    • Southside Village Colonia
  • South Alamo
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • South Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alamo
  • Campo Alto
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Campo Alto is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Alto
  • North Alamo Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • North Alamo Village is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alamo Village
    • North Alamo Village has also been known as:
    • North Alamo Village Colonia
  • Citriana Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Citriana Village is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citriana Village
    • Citriana Village has also been known as:
    • Citriana Village Colonia
  • San Juan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • North Alamo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • North Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alamo
  • Donna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <6>
  • Scissors
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scissors is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissors
  • Pharr
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pharr is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Midway South
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Midway South is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway South
    • Midway Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Midway Village is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
      • Midway Village has also been known as:
      • Midway Village Colonia
    • Lopezville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lopezville is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopezville
    • Muniz
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Muniz is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muniz
      • Muniz has also been known as:
      • Muniz Colonia
    • Murillo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Murillo is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murillo
      • Murillo has also been known as:
      • Murillo Colonia
    • Midway North
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Midway North is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway North
    • Nurillo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Nurillo is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nurillo
    • Villa Verde
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Villa Verde is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Verde
      • Villa Verde has also been known as:
      • Villa Verde Colonia
    • Weslaco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • McAllen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cesar Chavez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Cesar Chavez is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cesar Chavez
    • Olivarez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Olivarez is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivarez
    • San Carlos
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • San Carlos is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
    • Gate City Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Gate City Acres is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City Acres
      • Gate City Acres has also been known as:
      • Gate City Acres Colonia

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 St. Joseph Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hidalgo County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Donna
  • McAllen
  • Pharr
    • Pharr lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pharr.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Weslaco

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 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hidalgo 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1345959  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345959 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: Hidalgo
      • Est. Elev: 29 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Donna
      • Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
      • Lat: 26.1745191     Lon: -98.1133412
      • 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 Hidalgo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Joseph 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.