Cementerio Loma De La Cruz (Hill of the Cross Cemetery)
Early land developer Paula Losoya Taylor Rivers (ca. 1830-1902) realized that the people of Del Rio's Mexican Colony had no official cemetery in which to bury their dead. She donated four acres to be designated as a cemetery in 1884. Also buried here are three former U. S. Army Indian Scouts and the Rev. Ramon V. Palomares, first pastor of Del Rio's Mexican American Methodist Church. A cross placed at the top of a hill gave the cemetery its name. The last burial here took place in 1933. A cemetery association restored and maintains the graveyard. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
29.3448° N, 100.8833° W
Where to Find It
from intersection of US 277 and Garza--W. on Garza, S. on Artega, W. on Noriega to Punta Colorado, then over the bridge; continue 100 yds on dirt road and cemetery is on the left LONG: 100'53.00W Follow Noriega St. West passing residential area, field etc., cross bridge - 100 yards further are gates to cemetery, Del Rio.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi S Cementerio La Loma De La Cruz Del Rio
- 0.8 mi W Val Verde Winery Del Rio
- 0.8 mi W Mason-Foster House Del Rio
- 0.8 mi NW Santos S. Garza Del Rio
- 0.9 mi NW Taylor-Rivers House Del Rio
- 0.9 mi N San Felipe High School Del Rio