Cactus Cemetery

Location: Driving Directions:From Loop 20 in Laredo, go approx. 25 miles north on IH 35. Cemetery is located approx. 0.7 mile east of IH 35, on San Roman Ranch. From Callaghan Road on east side of IH 35, go 1.0 mile north on IH 35 frontage. Turn right at private, gated ranch road just north of ranch complex and go 0.2 mile east. Turn left at intersection and go 1.6 miles north on ranch road. At this point, there will be a sharp bend in road. The cemetery is located within this bend, on west side of road.This is highly endangered cemetery. It is a map feature, but it is located in a remote area on private property. No cemetery signs are posted. It is fully fenced, but has no entry gate. To enter the cemetery, one must go between the barbed wire strands. The cemetery is not active or maintained. Before the cemetery was fenced, grazing livestock had damaged many of the fragile concrete and wood markers. Many of the cemetery features are fallen, damaged, or displaced. Many are obscured by heavy vegetation. There are possibly several unmarked graves. Grave marker types include homemade and locally cast concrete, wood, metal funeral, and fieldstone. Several graves are enclosed by dilapidated, woven wire and wooden fences. Several graves also have concrete curbing, some with inset tile and shell decorations. The surface of the cemetery is littered with glass and ceramic sherds, most dating to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.