About Velas Cemetery
Velas Cemetery is a cemetery near Premont, Duval County, Texas. It lies about 14 mi east of Premont. The grounds sit at about 299 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1349220. The nearest other listed cemetery is Conception Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Alaniz Funeral Home in Falfurrias, about 17 mi away. It is one of 53 cemeteries we list in Duval County, and 18 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Premont. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
27.39586, -98.35238
What Velas Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Conception CemeteryPremont, TXCemetery0.8 mi
- Perez CemeteryBenavides, TXCemetery1.1 mi
- Salinas CemeteryPremont, TXCemetery1.4 mi
- San Manuel CemeteryBenavides, TXCemetery2.3 mi
- Yzaguirre Ranch CemeteryBenavides, TXCemetery2.8 mi
- Vicinity CemeteryBenavides, TXCemetery3.5 mi
- Flores CemeteryPremont, TXCemetery4.1 mi
- Barranco Blanco CemeteryBenavides, TXCemetery4.5 mi
- Ramos CemeteryPremont, TXCemetery4.5 mi
- Ramirez Cemetery DV - C034Hebbronville, TXCemetery5.0 mi
Funeral homes near Velas Cemetery
- Alaniz Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Falfurrias · (361) 325-5800
- Funeraria del Angel Howard-Williams18 miFuneral home · Falfurrias · (361) 846-5762
- Funeraria del Angel Howard-Williams21 miFuneral home · Hebbronville · (361) 527-3112
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