El Rancho Granjeno Cemetery

a.k.a. Vasquez Cemetery

Los Fresnos, Texas

Location: The cemetery is located inside Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. From Brownsville go north on Paredes Line Road (FM1847) go through Los Fresnos until you hit Highway 106. Take a right and go approximately 10 miles to the end of the highway. Turn left and drive three miles to the Visitor Center. Take the Mesquite Trail and follow the sign to the cemetery.

Graves: 16-Oct (1870-1913)

Source: Cemetery Surveys by the Cameron County Historical Commission

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

To address the problem of cemetery destruction and to record as many cemeteries as possible, the Texas Historical Commission offers the Historic Texas Cemetery designation.

The Historic Texas Cemetery designation was developed in 1998 to help protect historic cemeteries by recording cemetery boundaries in county deed records to alert present and future owners of land adjacent to the cemetery of its existence. Every county in Texas has at least one cemetery designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery through this program. The HTC designation is the first step toward preservation of a historic cemetery.

A cemetery is eligible for designation if it is at least 50 years old and is deemed worthy of recognition for its historical associations. The very nature of a cemetery being a landmark of a family’s or community’s presence is considered to validate the criteria of historical associations. Any individual, organization, or agency may submit a request for designation.

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