A visit to the Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz Cemetery ...
The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in Starr County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Coyote Cemetery
- The Coyote Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Cemetery
- Gonzales Cemetery
- The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
- Guadalupe El Torrero Cemetery
- The Guadalupe El Torrero Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe El Torrero Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Guadalupe El Torrero Cemetery is located 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northwest of Faysville.
- Gudalupe Toreros Cemetery
- Juarez Cemetery
- The Juarez Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juarez Cemetery
- La Mesa Cemetery
- The La Mesa Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mesa Cemetery
- Montalvo Cemetery
- The Montalvo Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo Cemetery
- Naranja Cemetery
- The Naranja Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naranja Cemetery
- Rancho Nuevo Cemetery
- The Rancho Nuevo Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Nuevo Cemetery
- Rancho Viejo Cemetery
- The Rancho Viejo Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Viejo Cemetery
- Rojas Cemetery
- The Rojas Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rojas Cemetery
- San Jose Cemetery
- The San Jose Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Santa Elena Cemetery
- The Santa Elena Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Elena Cemetery
- Santa Guadalupe Cemetery
- Santa Maria Cemetery
- The Santa Maria Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria Cemetery
- Santa Monica Cemetery
- The Santa Monica Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica Cemetery
- Santa Rita Cemetery
- The Santa Rita Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita Cemetery
- Santa Rita Nuevo Cemetery
- Soledad Cemetery
- The Soledad Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soledad Cemetery
- Tangue Allegre Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Santa Cruz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aloha Village
- Aloha Village is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha Village
- Aloha Village has also been known as:
- Aloha Village Colonia
- Alton North
- Alton North is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton North
- Arkansas City
- Arkansas City is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Citrus City
- Citrus City is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus City
- Delmita
- Encino
- Faysville
- Faysville is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faysville
- La Carla
- La Carla is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
- La Carla has also been known as:
- La Carla Colonia
- La Victoria
- La Victoria is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Victoria
- Laguna Seca
- Laguna Seca is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Seca
- Linn
- McCook
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Monte Christo ‑ Historic
- Monte Christo is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
- San Isidro
- San Manuel
- San Manuel is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Manuel
- Santa Elena
- Seminary Village
- Seminary Village is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
- Seminary Village has also been known as:
- Seminary Village Colonia
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Santa Cruz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Starr 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 Santa Cruz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1346632 (Santa Cruz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1346632 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: Starr
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: San Isidro
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Starr, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Santa Cruz Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
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