A visit to the Valle De La Paz Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Valle De La Paz Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Valle De La Paz Cemetery (FG ID #4065).
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 Valle De La Paz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valle De La Paz Cemetery:
26.4374, -98.0219
The Valle De La Paz Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County<2>.
The county seat for Hidalgo County is located in Edinburg. Edinburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Valle De La Paz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valle De La Paz Cemetery.
Name Variations for Valle De La Paz Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Valle De La Paz Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Valle De La Paz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valle De La Paz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cavazos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cibilo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cibilo Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibilo Cemetery
- Garcia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garcia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lasara Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cementerio Anahuac Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chavez Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- San Luis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- San Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Edinburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Edinburg Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Edinburg Cemetery
- Cementerio de las Burras Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- El Rucio Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The El Rucio Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rucio Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Laguna Seca Ranch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Restlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Jose Ranch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- El Azadon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The El Azadon Cemetery is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Azadon Cemetery
- Santa Rita Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Anita Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valle De La Paz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valle De La Paz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hargill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Monte Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Faysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lasara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doolittle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elsa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seminary Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Cesar Chavez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cesar Chavez is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cesar Chavez
- San Carlos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- San Carlos is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
- La Blanca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edcouch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- San Manuel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Linn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gate City Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- La Villa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Villa is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
- Laguna Seca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ranchette Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ranchette Estates is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchette Estates
- Ranchette Estates has also been known as:
- Ranchette Estates Colonia
- Nurillo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murillo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Muniz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Muniz is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muniz
- Muniz has also been known as:
- Muniz Colonia
- Zapata Ranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zapata Ranch is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zapata Ranch
- Zapata Ranch has also been known as:
- Zapata Ranch Colonia
- Olivarez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Olivarez is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivarez
- Lyford South
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lyford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Valle De La Paz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hidalgo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valle De La Paz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edcouch
- Edinburg
- Elsa
- Elsa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Valle De La Paz Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elsa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
- Lyford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Valle De La Paz 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 Valle De La Paz Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #4065
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1337346 (Hargill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337346 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: 20 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hargill
- Location given for Hargill Cemetery:
- Lat: 26.4372895 Lon: -98.0222268
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valle De La Paz 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |