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A visit to the Vera Cruz 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 Vera Cruz Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vera Cruz Cemetery:

27.4484, -98.2542

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

The Vera Cruz Cemetery is located in Duval County<2>.

The county seat for Duval County is located in San Diego. San Diego lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north of the Vera Cruz Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Vera Cruz Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Vera Cruz Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Las Piedritas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Las Piedritas Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Piedritas Cemetery
  • Santo Nino Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Santo Nino Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino Cemetery
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
  • Perez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Perez Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perez Cemetery
  • Velas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Velas Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velas Cemetery
  • Conception Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Conception Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Cemetery
  • Perez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Perez Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perez Cemetery
  • Valadez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Valadez Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valadez Cemetery
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
  • Saltiero Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Saltiero Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltiero Cemetery
  • Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Benavides.
    • The Antonio Lopez Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Jose Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6701 <5>
  • Cadenas Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Cadenas Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadenas Cemetery
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    • Ramirez Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Ramirez Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez Cemetery
    • Vicinity Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Vicinity Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicinity Cemetery
    • Gonzales Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
    • Hinojosa Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Hinojosa Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinojosa Cemetery
    • Casas Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Casas Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casas Cemetery
    • La Moda Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The La Moda Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Moda Cemetery
    • Bazan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bazan Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazan Cemetery
    • Ramos Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ramos Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos Cemetery
    • Copita Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Copita Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copita Cemetery
    • Barrera Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Barrera Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrera Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Vera Cruz Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vera Cruz Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Rios
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rios is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
  • Santa Cruz
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Concepcion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Premont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Benavides
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Falfurrias
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Realitos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ben Bolt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cantu Addition
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cantu Addition is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Addition
  • Airport Road Addition
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Flowella
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Flowella is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowella
  • Coyote Acres
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
    • Coyote Acres has also been known as:
    • Coyote Acres Colonia
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Alice Acres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alice Acres is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Acres
      • Alice Acres has also been known as:
      • Alice Acres Colonia
    • Loma Linda East
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Loma Linda East is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda East
      • Loma Linda East has also been known as:
      • Loma Linda East Colonia
    • San Diego
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rancho Alegre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre
    • Alice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <6>
    • Kingsville
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Vera Cruz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Duval County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vera Cruz Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Vera Cruz Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Duval 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 Vera Cruz Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1349240  (Vera Cruz Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349240 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: Duval
      • Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Concepcion
      • Location given for Vera Cruz Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.4483691     Lon: -98.2541732
      • 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 Duval, 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- Vera Cruz 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.