A visit to the Santa Maria 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 Maria Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Santa Maria Cemetery:
26.6351, -98.5645
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Santa Maria Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Santa Maria Cemetery is located in Starr County<2>.
The county seat for Starr County is located in Rio Grande City. Rio Grande City lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southwest of the Santa Maria Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Santa Maria Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Santa Maria Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Santa Maria Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coyote Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Coyote Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Cemetery
- San Jose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The San Jose Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Cemetery
- Tangue Allegre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Juarez Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Juarez Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juarez Cemetery
- Montalvo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Montalvo Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo Cemetery
- Rojas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rojas Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rojas Cemetery
- Naranja Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Naranja Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naranja Cemetery
- Santa Elena Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Santa Elena Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Elena Cemetery
- Gonzales Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
- Soledad Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Soledad Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soledad Cemetery
- La Paz Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The La Paz Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz Cemetery
- Rancho Viejo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rancho Viejo Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Viejo Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Olivares Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Olivares Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivares Cemetery
- Santa Cruz Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
- Guadalupe El Torrero Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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]<3> to the northwest of Faysville.
- Gudalupe Toreros Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Santa Guadalupe Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Santa Monica Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Santa Monica Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica Cemetery
- Santa Rita Nuevo Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Santa Rita Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Santa Rita Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Santa Maria Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Santa Maria Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arkansas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arkansas City is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- San Isidro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Elena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delmita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McCook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Carla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- La Victoria is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Victoria
- Las Lomas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Las Lomas is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
- La Puerta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- La Puerta is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
- West Alto Bonito
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Alto Bonito is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alto Bonito
- West Alto Bonito has also been known as:
- West Alto Bonito Colonia
- Alto Bonito
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alto Bonito is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Bonito
- Alto Bonito has also been known as:
- Alto Bonito Colonia
- Rio Grande City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- El Refugio
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- El Refugio is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
- El Refugio has also been known as:
- El Refugio Colonia
- Garciasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sullivan City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Citrus City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Citrus City is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus City
- Monte Christo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Christo is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
- Laguna Seca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Laguna Seca is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Seca
- Los Villareales
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Los Villareales is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
- La Grulla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- La Grulla is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
- Cuevitas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cuevitas is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuevitas
- Miguel Barrera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miguel Barrera is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miguel Barrera
- Miguel Barrera has also been known as:
- Miguel Barrera Colonia
- Los Alvarez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Los Alvarez is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alvarez
- Santel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Santel is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santel
- Santel has also been known as:
- Santel Colonia
- Sam Fordyce ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sam Fordyce is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Fordyce
- Guerra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Santa Maria Cemetery. The following communities are located in Starr County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Santa Maria Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Santa Maria 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 Maria Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1346655 (Santa Maria Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1346655 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: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Gloria
- Location given for Santa Maria Cemetery:
- Lat: 26.6350584 Lon: -98.5644649
- 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 Starr, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Santa Maria 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. |
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