Historical Marker
El Granjeno Cemetery
Historical marker location:
6603 S FM 494, Mission, Texas
( from Mission, take FM 1016 south about 3.2 mi to FM 494 south. Take FM 494 south about 2.2 mi.)
Marker installed: 1985
El Granjeno Cemetery was established in 1872 with the burial of Don Antonio Garza. His brother, Don Juan Garza Escheverria, donated the surrounding land for use by the communities of El Granjeno and nearby Madero. A native of Reynosa, Mexico, Don Juan (B. 1854) is buried here, along with many of his descendants. Also interred here are veterans of the Civil War, World War I and the Vietnam War. El Granjeno Cemetery has served families on both sides of the Rio Grande and is a reflection of the history of the area's small working villages. (1985).