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A visit to the San Benito City Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the San Benito City Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The San Benito City Cemetery (FG ID #2145958)

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 San Benito City Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the San Benito City Cemetery

Lat:   26.1499°   (26° 8' 59")

Lon:   -97.6146°   (-97° 36' 52")

The San Benito City Cemetery is located in Cameron County<2>.

Adjacent to the San Benito City Cemetery and just to the north is the San Benito Memorial Park Cemetery.

The county seat for Cameron County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southeast of the San Benito City Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the San Benito City Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the San Benito City Cemetery.

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

  • San Benito
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Benito have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
    • San Benito is located in Cameron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,085 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Benito <7>
  • Arroyo Colorado Estates
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • El Camino Angosto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Camino Angosto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Camino Angosto
    • El Camino Angosto is located in Cameron County
    • El Camino Angosto has also been known as:
    • El Camino Angosto Colonia
  • Green Valley Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Farms
    • Green Valley Farms is located in Cameron County
    • Green Valley Farms has also been known as:
    • Green Valley Farms Colonia
  • Villa del Sol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa del Sol have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa del Sol
    • Villa del Sol is located in Cameron County
    • Villa del Sol has also been known as:
    • Villa del Sol Colonia
  • Lago
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lago have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lago
    • Lago is located in Cameron County
    • Lago has also been known as:
    • Lago Colonia
  • Lozano
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lozano have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lozano
    • Lozano is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lozano <7>
  • Harlingen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlingen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
    • Harlingen is located in Cameron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlingen <7>
  • Rio Hondo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • La Paloma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Laureles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laureles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureles
    • Laureles is located in Cameron County
  • Rangerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangerville
    • Rangerville is located in Cameron County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 289 people
    • Rangerville has also been known as:
    • Rangerville Colonia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Encantada - Ranchito El Calaboz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rancho Viejo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Viejo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Viejo
      • Rancho Viejo is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Viejo <7>
    • Indian Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
      • Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Arroyo Gardens - La Tina Ranch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lasana
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasana
      • Lasana is located in Cameron County
      • Lasana has also been known as:
      • Lasana Colonia
    • Las Palmas - Juarez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palmas - Juarez
      • Las Palmas - Juarez is located in Cameron County
    • Combes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combes
      • Combes is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
      • Combes has also been known as:
      • Combes Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <7>
    • Primera
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primera have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
      • Primera is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
    • Palm Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Los Indios
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Indios have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Indios
      • Los Indios is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Indios <7>
    • Olmito
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olmito have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmito
      • Olmito is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmito <7>
    • Los Fresnos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Fresnos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Fresnos
      • Los Fresnos is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Fresnos <7>
    • San Pedro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
      • San Pedro is located in Cameron County
      • San Pedro has also been known as:
      • San Pedro Colonia
    • Chula Vista - Orason
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula Vista - Orason
      • Chula Vista - Orason is located in Cameron 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 San Benito City Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cameron County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The San Benito City 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 helpful 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 San Benito City 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 San Benito City Cemetery:

The official website for Cameron County: www.co.cameron.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cameron, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the San Benito City Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1499, Longitude: -97.6146    
<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 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.
<6>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.
<7>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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