Lopez (Rio Grande City)

Driving Directions:From US 83 in Rio Grande City, go 0.1 mile north on Reynaldo Gomez Dr. Turn left at E. El Sauz St. and go 0.1 mile west. Cemetery is on hill, approx. 80 ft. north (right side) of road.The cemetery is fully fenced, maintained, and active. It is accessible to the public. It is not a map feature, and no cemetery signs are posted. The cemetery is threatened by significant erosion. The area surround the cemetery has been quarried extensively. The cemetery now sits on a small hill with very steep banks. The banks appear to be actively receding. Several grave markers are displaced, fallen, missing. Some markers show repairs, and some have been replaced.

Lopez 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 26.3594, -98.7763 near Rio Grande City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Olmos (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Los Velas, Los Velas Soldier's, and Robert E. Lee House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7427007503. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.