Cemetery

El Desierto Ranch

Hidalgo County · THC Atlas #7215006705

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About this site

El Desierto Ranch is a cemetery in Hidalgo County, Texas. It is one of 83 cemeteries documented in Hidalgo County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 234 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 26.5032, -98.2070. The nearest cataloged historic site is Laguna Seca (cemetery), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Laguna Seca Ranch, Nino Jesus De Praga, and Null Ranch.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7215006705. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

El Desierto Cemetery lies on the historic El Desierto Ranch, named in 1888 by Rafael Vela, a member of the pioneering Vela family who settled Hidalgo County's Laguna Seca area beginning in 1857. Rafael Vela and his widow are entombed in an above-ground boveda crypt at the cemetery. Some graves were later moved to the Laguna Seca Cemetery, which opened in 1913.

Sources: cemeteries-of-tx.com

📍 26.5032, -98.2070 · Hidalgo County

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