A visit to the Santa Monica 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 Monica Cemetery ...
The Santa Monica Cemetery is located in Hidalgo 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
- El Rucio Cemetery
- The El Rucio Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rucio 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
- Immaculate Conception 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
- La Paz Cemetery
- The La Paz Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz Cemetery
- Laguna Seca Ranch Cemetery
- The Laguna Seca Ranch Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Seca Ranch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laguna Seca Ranch Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north of Edinburg.
- The Laguna Seca Ranch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vela Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7398 <3>
- Longoria Cemetery
- The Longoria Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longoria Cemetery
- Montalvo Cemetery
- The Montalvo Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Naranja Cemetery
- The Naranja Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naranja Cemetery
- Olivares Cemetery
- The Olivares Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivares 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
- Santa Anita Cemetery
- The Santa Anita Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Anita Cemetery
- Santa Cruz Cemetery
- The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
- 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
- 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 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Santa Monica 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
- Alton
- Arkansas City
- Arkansas City is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Cesar Chavez
- Cesar Chavez is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cesar Chavez
- Citrus City
- Citrus City is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus City
- Delmita
- Doffing
- Doffing is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doffing
- Doolittle
- Doolittle is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Edinburg
- Encino
- Faysville
- Faysville is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faysville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gate City Acres
- 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
- Hargill
- Laguna Seca
- Laguna Seca is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Seca
- Linn
- McCook
- Monte Christo ‑ Historic
- Monte Christo is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
- Palmhurst
- Palmhurst is located in Hidalgo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
- 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
- West Sharyland
- West Sharyland is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sharyland
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 Monica Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hidalgo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Santa Monica 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 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 Monica 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 Santa Monica Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1346661 (Santa Monica Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1346661 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: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Reforma
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Santa Monica 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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