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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Tanquesitos Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tanquesitos Cemetery

Lat:   26.3490°   (26° 20' 56")

Lon:   -97.5994°   (-97° 35' 57")

The cemetery is located in Willacy County<2>.

As an estimate, the Tanquesitos Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<1> to the north of Santa Monica.

The county seat for Willacy County is located in Raymondville. Raymondville lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest of the Tanquesitos Cemetery .

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 Tanquesitos Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Willacy County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Tanquesitos Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of the Tanquesitos Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tanquesitos Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Santa Monica
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Monica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
      • Santa Monica is located in Willacy County
    • Rio Hondo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Willamar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willamar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamar
      • Willamar is located in Willacy County
    • Lasana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasana
      • Lasana is located in Cameron County
      • Lasana has also been known as:
      • Lasana Colonia
    • Combes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combes
      • Combes is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
      • Combes has also been known as:
      • Combes Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <4>
    • San Perlita
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Villa del Sol
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa del Sol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa del Sol
      • Villa del Sol is located in Cameron County
      • Villa del Sol has also been known as:
      • Villa del Sol Colonia
    • Arroyo City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arroyo City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo City
      • Arroyo City is located in Cameron County
    • Arroyo Colorado Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Colorado Estates
      • Arroyo Colorado Estates is located in Cameron County
      • Arroyo Colorado Estates has also been known as:
      • Arroyo Colorado Estates Colonia
    • Lozano
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lozano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lozano
      • Lozano is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lozano <4>
    • Arroyo Gardens - La Tina Ranch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sebastian
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Primera
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primera have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
        • Primera is located in Cameron County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
      • Harlingen
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlingen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
        • Harlingen is located in Cameron County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,176 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlingen <4>
      • Lyford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyford
        • Lyford is located in Willacy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,513 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyford <4>
      • Lyford South
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyford South have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyford South
        • Lyford South is located in Willacy County
        • Lyford South has also been known as:
        • Lyford South Colonia
      • Las Palmas - Juarez
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palmas - Juarez
        • Las Palmas - Juarez is located in Cameron County
      • Yznaga
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yznaga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yznaga
        • Yznaga is located in Cameron County
      • Palm Valley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
        • Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
      • San Benito
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Benito have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
        • San Benito is located in Cameron County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,085 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Benito <4>
      • Raymondville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Zapata Ranch
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zapata Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zapata Ranch
        • Zapata Ranch is located in Willacy County
        • Zapata Ranch has also been known as:
        • Zapata Ranch Colonia
      • Tierra Bonita
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Bonita
        • Tierra Bonita is located in Cameron County
        • Tierra Bonita has also been known as:
        • Tierra Bonita Colonia
      • Santa Rosa
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
        • Santa Rosa is located in Cameron County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <4>
      • Grand Acres
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Acres
        • Grand Acres is located in Cameron County
      • Green Valley Farms
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Farms
        • Green Valley Farms is located in Cameron County
        • Green Valley Farms has also been known as:
        • Green Valley Farms Colonia
      • Los Angeles Subdivision
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Angeles Subdivision have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles Subdivision
        • Los Angeles Subdivision is located in Willacy County

    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 Tanquesitos 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 Tanquesitos Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Tanquesitos Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Noyola Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noyola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Noyola Cemetery is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noyola Cemetery
    • San Antonio Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Antonio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The San Antonio Cemetery is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Antonio Cemetery
    • La Jarita Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Jarita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The La Jarita Cemetery is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Jarita Cemetery
    • Sabino Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sabino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sabino Cemetery is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sabino Cemetery
    • Rio Hondo Community Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Rio Hondo Community Cemetery is located in Cameron County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rio Hondo Community Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Rio Hondo.
      • The Rio Hondo Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jack Carpenter Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rio Hondo Community Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188890 <6>
    • Los Omales Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ashland Memorial Park is located in Cameron County
      • The Ashland Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Loma Linda Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Memorial Park
    • Rio Hondo City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • El Toro Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Toro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The El Toro Cemetery is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Toro Cemetery
    • La Leona Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Leona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The La Leona Cemetery is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Leona Cemetery
    • San Rafael Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Rafael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The San Rafael Cemetery is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Rafael Cemetery
    • Monte Meta Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monte Meta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monte Meta Cemetery is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monte Meta Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Guadalupe Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Willacy County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Guadalupe Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Sebastian.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guadalupe Cemetery
      • Raymondville Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • The Raymondville Cemetery is located in Willacy County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Raymondville Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Raymondville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymondville Cemetery
      • Santa Rita Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • The Santa Rita Cemetery is located in Willacy County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Rita Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the east of Sebastian.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rita Cemetery
      • Harlingan City Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • San Benito City Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • San Benito Memorial Park Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • La Piedad Cementerio #2 Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Piedad Cementerio #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The La Piedad Cementerio #2 Cemetery is located in Willacy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Piedad Cementerio #2 Cemetery
      • La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery is located in Willacy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Piedad Cementerio #1 Cemetery

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

    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 Tanquesitos Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1348238  (Tanquesitos Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1348238 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Paso Real
      • County: Willacy         Elev: 5
      • Location given for GNIS #1348238 (Tanquesitos Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Tanquesitos Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3490, Longitude: -97.5994    
    <2>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.
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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