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A visit to the Zapata 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 Zapata Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Zapata Cemetery (FG ID #7806)

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 Zapata Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zapata Cemetery

Lat:   26.8908°   (26° 53' 26")

Lon:   -99.2812°   (-99° 16' 52")

The Zapata Cemetery is located in Zapata County<2>.

The county seat for Zapata County is located in Zapata. Zapata lies just to the north northeast of the Zapata Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Zapata Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Zapata County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Zapata Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 13 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Zapata Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zapata Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Falcon Mesa
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Mesa
      • Falcon Mesa is located in Zapata County
    • Zapata
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Siesta Shores
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Shores
      • Siesta Shores is located in Zapata County
    • Falcon Lake Estates
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Lake Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Lake Estates
      • Falcon Lake Estates is located in Zapata County
    • Medina
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Zapata County
    • Morales - Sanchez
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales - Sanchez
      • Morales - Sanchez is located in Zapata County
      • Morales - Sanchez has also been known as:
      • Morales - Sanchez Colonia
    • San Ygnacio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Ygnacio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ygnacio
      • San Ygnacio is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ygnacio <5>
    • Lopeno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Falcon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Falcon
      • New Falcon is located in Zapata County
      • New Falcon has also been known as:
      • New Falcon Colonia
    • Guerra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Falcon Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Village
      • Falcon Village is located in Starr County
    • Falcon Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
      • Falcon Heights is located in Starr County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Heights <5>
    • Salineno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

    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 Zapata Cemetery. The following communities are located in Zapata County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Zapata Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Ranchito Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ranchito Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ranchito Cemetery is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ranchito Cemetery
    • Uribeno Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Garcia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garcia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garcia Cemetery
    • Manuel Benavides Garcia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Manuel Benavides Garcia Cemetery is located in Zapata County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Manuel Benavides Garcia Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Zapata.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manuel Benavides Garcia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3748 <1>
    • New Ramireno Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Ramireno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Ramireno Cemetery is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Ramireno Cemetery
    • Old Raotireno Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Raotireno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Raotireno Cemetery is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Raotireno Cemetery
    • Cementerio del Pueblo Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cementerio del Pueblo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cementerio del Pueblo Cemetery is located in Zapata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio del Pueblo Cemetery
    • Cementerio Blas Maria Uribe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Camaron Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Camaron Cemetery is located in Zapata County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camaron Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Zapata.
      • The Camaron Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cameron Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camaron Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2717 <1>
    • Gracia Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gracia Cemetery is located in Zapata County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gracia Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Zapata.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gracia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2518825 <1>
    • Buena Vista Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buena Vista Cemetery
    • Agua Dulce Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agua Dulce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Agua Dulce Cemetery is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agua Dulce Cemetery
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Chapeno Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapeno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chapeno Cemetery is located in Starr County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapeno Cemetery
      • Una de Gato Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Una de Gato Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Una de Gato Cemetery is located in Starr County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Una de Gato Cemetery
      • Dolores Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dolores Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Dolores Cemetery is located in Zapata County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dolores Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2518185 <1>
      • Los Arrierous Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Los Arrierous Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Los Arrierous Cemetery is located in Starr County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Arrierous Cemetery

    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 Zapata Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1350721  (Zapata Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1350721 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: Zapata
      • County: Zapata         Elev: 107
      • Location given for GNIS #1350721 (Zapata Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #7806

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Zapata, 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 obstructions 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 Zapata Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.8908, Longitude: -99.2812    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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