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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Santa Monica Cemetery:
26.6870, -98.3297
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Santa Monica Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Santa Monica Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County<2>.
The county seat for Hidalgo County is located in Edinburg. Edinburg lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Santa Monica Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Santa Monica Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Santa Monica Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Santa Monica Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Santa Guadalupe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Olivares Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Olivares Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivares Cemetery
- Soledad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Soledad Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soledad Cemetery
- Gonzales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
- Guadalupe El Torrero Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Santa Cruz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
- La Paz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The La Paz Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz Cemetery
- Rancho Viejo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rancho Viejo Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Viejo Cemetery
- Naranja Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Naranja Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naranja Cemetery
- Rojas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rojas Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rojas Cemetery
- Juarez Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Juarez Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juarez Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Santa Elena Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Santa Elena Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Elena Cemetery
- Montalvo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Montalvo Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo Cemetery
- Santa Anita Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Santa Anita Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Anita Cemetery
- San Jose Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The San Jose Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Cemetery
- Coyote Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Coyote Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Cemetery
- La Mesa Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The La Mesa Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mesa Cemetery
- Santa Maria Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Santa Maria Cemetery is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria Cemetery
- Tangue Allegre Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laguna Seca Ranch Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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]<3> 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 <5>
- El Rucio Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The El Rucio Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rucio Cemetery
- Longoria Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Longoria Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longoria 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]<3> of the Santa Monica Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Santa Monica Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delmita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arkansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arkansas City is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- San Isidro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Santa Elena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laguna Seca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laguna Seca is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Seca
- Linn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Manuel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Manuel is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Manuel
- Encino
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monte Christo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monte Christo is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
- Faysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Faysville is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faysville
- Seminary Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Citrus City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Citrus City is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus City
- Hargill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alton North
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alton North is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton North
- Doolittle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittle is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Aloha Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Doffing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Doffing is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doffing
- West Sharyland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Sharyland is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sharyland
- Edinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Palmhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Palmhurst is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmhurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
- Gate City Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Cesar Chavez
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cesar Chavez is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cesar Chavez
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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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
- Location given for Santa Monica Cemetery:
- Lat: 26.6870018 Lon: -98.3297342
- 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 Hidalgo, 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' (or 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 Monica 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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