A visit to the Tordillo Cemetery ...
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 Tordillo Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tordillo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tordillo Cemetery
Lat: 27.7364° (27° 44' 11")
Lon: -99.6187° (-99° 37' 7")
The Tordillo Cemetery is located in Webb County<2>.
The county seat for Webb County is located in Laredo. Laredo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Tordillo Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 6 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Tordillo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tordillo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Darwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darwin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Darwin Cemetery is located in Webb County
- Dolores Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dolores Cemetery
- The Dolores Cemetery is located in Webb County
- The Dolores Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dolores Ranch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3263 <5>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Webb County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Laredo.
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966533 <5>
- City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
- The City Cemetery is located in Webb County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Laredo.
- The City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laredo City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1186555 <5>
- Cactus Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cactus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cactus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cactus Cemetery is located in Webb County
- Encinal Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Encinal Cemetery
- The Encinal Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Encinal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Encinal.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139133 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Tordillo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tordillo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ranchos Penitas West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranchos Penitas West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchos Penitas West
- Ranchos Penitas West is located in Webb County
- Ranchos Penitas West has also been known as:
- Ranchos Penitas West Colonia
- Islitas ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Santo Tomas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo Tomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Tomas
- Santo Tomas is located in Webb County
- Botines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Laredo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Laredo is located in Webb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,640 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laredo <6>
- Larga Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larga Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larga Vista
- Larga Vista is located in Webb County
- Larga Vista has also been known as:
- Larga Vista Colonia
- Laredo Ranchettes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laredo Ranchettes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo Ranchettes
- Laredo Ranchettes is located in Webb County
- La Presa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Regency Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Village
- Regency Village is located in Webb County
- Regency Village has also been known as:
- Regency Village Colonia
- Rio Bravo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Bravo
- Rio Bravo is located in Webb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,608 people
- Rio Bravo has also been known as:
- Rio Bravo Colonia
- Ranchitos Las Lomas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranchitos Las Lomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchitos Las Lomas
- Ranchitos Las Lomas is located in Webb County
- Encinal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinal
- Encinal is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encinal <6>
- Pescadito ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - El Cenizo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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 Tordillo Cemetery. The following communities are located in Webb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tordillo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Laredo
- Laredo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Tordillo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Laredo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Tordillo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Webb County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- La Salle County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Webb County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Texas
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Texas
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Webb
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Tordillo Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Tordillo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1348647 (Tordillo Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1348647 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: Cuervo Creek
- County: Webb Elev: 155
- Location given for GNIS #1348647 (Tordillo Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Webb County: www.webbcounty.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Webb, 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' 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 Tordillo Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7364, Longitude: -99.6187 In this case, the coordinates for the Tordillo Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |