Edinburg in Hidalgo County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Brushwood Cemetery

Photographed by Dave W, January 24, 2026

1. Brushwood Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Brushwood Cemetery was established as a municipal burial ground for the town of Chapin (now Edinburg) in 1913, five years after the town's founding. The earliest known burial here was that of Antonia Hernandez de Ramos, who died in 1913. Older graves dating to 1898 were relocated here from El Granjeno Cemetery near the town of Mission. More than 1,000 graves are located here. Tombstones bear Anglo, Spanish, German, and Irish surnames and document the diversity of peoples that helped build Edinburg and other communities in the vicinity.

Erected 1992 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 546.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 26° 18.339′ N, 98° 8.483′ W. Marker is in Edinburg, Texas, in Hidalgo County. It is on East Richardson Road 0.1 miles east of U.S. 281, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2105 E Richardson Rd, Edinburg TX 78542, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Richard Alvis Marsh (here, next to this marker); Edinburg Vietnam Casualties Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Restlawn Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Everitt Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Hidalgo County Jail (approx. 1.3 miles away); El Sal del Rey, C.S.A. (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hidalgo County (approx. 1.3 miles away); Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edinburg.

Photographed by Dave W, January 24, 2026

2. Brushwood Cemetery Marker

Marker seen here as the one to the west of the two as looking west along Richardson Rd.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.