Cemetery

Los Velas Soldier's

Rio Grande City · Starr County · THC Atlas #7427007403

Walk among the Texans who came before.

Marker Inscription

From US 83 in Rio Grande City, go 1.6 miles south on Los Velas Ranch Road. Turn right into refinery complex and go approx. 261 ft. to cemetery.

About this site

Los Velas Soldier's is a cemetery in Rio Grande City, Starr County. It is one of 98 cemeteries documented in Starr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 26.3367, -98.7793 near Rio Grande City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Los Velas (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lopez, Olmos, and Robert E. Lee House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7427007403. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 26.3367, -98.7793 · Rio Grande City, Starr County

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