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A visit to the Una de Gato 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 Una de Gato Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Una de Gato Cemetery:

26.7017, -98.9284

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Una de Gato Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Una de Gato Cemetery is located in Starr County<2>.

The county seat for Starr County is located in Rio Grande City. Rio Grande City lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Una de Gato Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Una de Gato Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Una de Gato Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
  • Agua Dulce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Agua Dulce Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce Cemetery
  • Elizondo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Elizondo Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizondo Cemetery
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Zapata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
  • Manuel Benavides Garcia Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Manuel Benavides Garcia Cemetery is located in Zapata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Benavides Garcia Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Manuel Benavides Garcia Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Zapata.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3748 <5>
  • Chapeno Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chapeno Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeno Cemetery
  • Los Arrierous Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cementerio San Antonio de Escobares Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Tangue Allegre Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Los Garzas Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • The Los Garzas Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Garzas Cemetery
  • Santa Maria Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • The Santa Maria Cemetery is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Camaron Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Camaron Cemetery is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camaron Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camaron Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Zapata.
      • The Camaron Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cameron Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2717 <5>
    • Gracia Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Gracia Cemetery is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracia Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gracia Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Zapata.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2518825 <5>
    • Olmos Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Olmos Cemetery is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Cemetery
    • Coyote Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Coyote Cemetery is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Cemetery
    • San Jose Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The San Jose Cemetery is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Cemetery
    • Zapata Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ranchito Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ranchito Cemetery is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchito Cemetery
    • Montalvo Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Montalvo Cemetery is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo 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 Una de Gato Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Una de Gato Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • New Falcon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Falcon is located in Zapata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Falcon
    • New Falcon has also been known as:
    • New Falcon Colonia
  • Lopeno
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Guerra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Morales - Sanchez
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Morales - Sanchez is located in Zapata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales - Sanchez
    • Morales - Sanchez has also been known as:
    • Morales - Sanchez Colonia
  • Falcon Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Falcon Village is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Village
  • Falcon Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Salineno
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roma Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Roma Creek is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma Creek
  • North Escobares
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • North Escobares is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escobares
  • Escobares
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Escobares is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
    • Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
  • Garceno
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Garceno is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garceno
  • La Rosita
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • La Rosita is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosita
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Miguel Barrera
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Roma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Roma is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,476 people
      • Roma has also been known as:
      • Roma - Los Saenz
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roma <6>
    • Los Alvarez
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Los Alvarez is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alvarez
    • Los Villareales
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Los Villareales is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
    • La Carla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Fronton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fronton is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fronton
    • Santel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Santel is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santel
      • Santel has also been known as:
      • Santel Colonia
    • Rio Grande City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Siesta Shores
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Siesta Shores is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Shores
    • Falcon Lake Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Falcon Lake Estates is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Lake Estates
    • Las Lomas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
    • Medina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Medina is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Zapata
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Falcon Mesa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Falcon Mesa is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Mesa

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 Una de Gato Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Starr County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Una de Gato 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 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 Una de Gato 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 Una de Gato Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1349021  (Uña de Gato Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349021 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: 104 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Las Escobas Ranch
      • Location given for Uña de Gato Cemetery:
      • Lat: 26.7017191     Lon: -98.9283635
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Una de Gato 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.