Alice in Jim Wells County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Las Calaveras Cemetery
Photographed by Dave W, March 19, 2022
1. Las Calaveras Cemetery Marker
José María Valadez, born in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, purchased land in this area in 1864, moving here with his wife, Josefa Garcia Hinojosa. The family operated two ranches in the area, raising cattle and sheep, and cultivating corn and cotton. The ranch in this area was named La Laguna de las Calaveras for skeletal remains found on the site believed to be from members of an Indian tribe who faced a major flood in the area. The earliest marked grave in the cemetery is that of Daniel Valadez (d. 1878). The graveyard, used by generations of the Valadez family, is also used by the Ben Bolt community.
Erected 2002 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12966.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 27° 39.169′ N, 98° 1.701′ W. Marker is in Alice, Texas, in Jim Wells County. It can be reached from County Road 2508 0.8 miles east of County Road 482, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alice TX 78332, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alice Cemetery (approx. 6.6 miles away); Archelaus Bynum Dodson (approx. 7 miles away); Alonso S. Perales (approx. 7 miles away); Jose de Escandon (approx. 7.2 miles away);
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Photographed by Dave W, March 19, 2022
2. Las Calaveras Cemetery Marker
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