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A visit to the San Martin 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 Martin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The San Martin Cemetery (FG ID #2442435).

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 San Martin Cemetery ...

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

26.4563, -97.8860

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the San Martin Cemetery has been estimated.<3> - use with caution.

The San Martin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Lasara.

The cemetery is located in Willacy County<4>.

Just for reference: A short distance and to the west of The San Martin Cemetery is the San Luis Cemetery. See below for details.

The county seat for Willacy County is located in Raymondville. Raymondville lies just to the east northeast of the San Martin Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the San Martin Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the San Martin Cemetery.<5>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the San Martin Cemetery.

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

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 Martin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Willacy County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The San Martin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Edcouch
  • Elsa
    • Elsa lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the San Martin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elsa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
  • Lyford
    • Lyford lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the San Martin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyford
  • Raymondville

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 professional and volunteer 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 Martin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Willacy 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 San Martin Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2442435

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1346431  (San Martin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1346431 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: Willacy
      • Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lasara
      • Location given for San Martin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 26.4556232     Lon: -97.8924996
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>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- San Martin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Willacy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.