From downtown El Paso, take I-I 0 west for approximately 2 miles, then take Exit 16 at Executive Center. Turn left on Executive Center and drive 1/4 mile. Take left onto San Marcos Drive, a dirt road just before Executive Center dead-ends into West Paisano Drive. Follow San Marcos Drive for approximately 100 feet and then take right fork and continue approximately 200 feet to a yellow road gate. This gate is only open on weekends and holidays, but it is possible to park near the gate and to reach the cemetery by foot. Alternately, a key to the gate can be procured from Ruben Escondon at 11 San Marcos Drive. The cemetery is approximately 200 yards beyond the yellow gate. It lies near the top of the hill. The cemetery gate is open during daylight hours. There is no official address for the cemetery.
Smelter Cemetery
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Smelter Cemetery is a cemetery in El Paso, El Paso County, dedicated in 2015. It is one of 19 cemeteries documented in El Paso County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 140 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7877, -106.5212 near El Paso. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pass of the North (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Smeltertown, Old Main, and University of Texas at El Paso.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7141000605. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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