A visit to the Valley Cemetery ...
The location of the Valley Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
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 Valley Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Cemetery
Lat: 28.8955° (28° 53' 43")
Lon: -100.5884° (-100° 35' 18")
The Valley Cemetery is located in Maverick County<2>.
The county seat for Maverick County is located in Eagle Pass. Eagle Pass lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Valley 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Maverick County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Kinney County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Maverick County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Texas
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Texas
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Texas
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Valley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Radar Base
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radar Base
- Radar Base is located in Maverick County
- Quemado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quemado
- Quemado is located in Maverick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quemado <4>
- Elm Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Eagle Pass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Pass
- Eagle Pass is located in Maverick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Pass <4>
- Las Quintas Fronterizas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Quintas Fronterizas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Quintas Fronterizas
- Las Quintas Fronterizas is located in Maverick County
- Las Quintas Fronterizas has also been known as:
- Las Quintas Fronterizas Colonia
- Eidson Road
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eidson Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson Road
- Eidson Road is located in Maverick County
- Rosita North
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita North
- Rosita North is located in Maverick County
- Rosita South
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita South
- Rosita South is located in Maverick County
- Spofford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
- Spofford is located in Kinney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Eagle Pass
- Eagle Pass lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eagle Pass.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Pass
- Quemado
- Quemado lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quemado.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quemado
- Vincent Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Kinney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
- Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery is located in Kinney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery
- Ballantyne Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballantyne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ballantyne Cemetery is located in Kinney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballantyne Cemetery
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1370548 (Valley Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1370548 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: Quemado East
- County: Maverick Elev: 235
- Location given for GNIS #1370548 (Valley Cemetery)
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 9 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
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 Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Maverick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 3 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Valley Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
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 Valley Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Maverick County: www.maverickcounty.org/
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 Maverick, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8955, Longitude: -100.5884 In this case, the coordinates for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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. |