A visit to the Villareal 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 Villareal Cemetery ...
The Villareal Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Alice Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Alice Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alice Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alice.
- The Alice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alice Fraternal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #318160 <2>
- Amargosa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Amargosa Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargosa Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Cantu Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- The Cantu Cemetery is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Cemetery
- Clegg Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clegg Cemetery is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clegg Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Dilworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dilworth Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth Cemetery
- Fraternal Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternal Cemetery
- Garcia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Latham Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- The Latham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anna Rose Cemetery
- Ramirena Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283073 <2>
- Lattas Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Lattas Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattas Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McNeill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The McNeill Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeill Cemetery
- Perez Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rangel Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Rangel Cemetery is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangel Cemetery
- Reyes Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Reyes Cemetery is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyes Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Lawn Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Cemetery
- San Jose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sepulveda Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sepulveda Cemetery is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepulveda Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Villareal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Agua Dulce
- Alfred - South La Paloma
- Alice Acres
- 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
- Alice
- Ben Bolt
- Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Coyote Acres
- 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
- K-Bar Ranch
- K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
- Lake City
- Lake City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Loma Linda East
- 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
- Orange Grove
- Owl Ranch - Amargosa
- Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pernitas Point
- Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
- Rancho Alegre
- Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre
- Rancho Banquete
- Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
- San Diego
- Sandia
- Sandy Hollow - Escondidas
- Water City Estates
- Water City Estates is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water City Estates
- Water City Estates has also been known as:
- Water City Estates Colonia
- Westdale
- Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
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 Villareal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jim Wells County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Villareal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Villareal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Jim Wells 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 Villareal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1349286 (Villareal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349286 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: Jim Wells
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shaeffer Ranch
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jim Wells, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Villareal Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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