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A visit to the Light Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Light Cemetery ...

The Light Cemetery is located in Cochise County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Boothill Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowie Desert Rest Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • The Bowie Desert Rest Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Desert Rest Cemetery
    • The Bowie Desert Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Desert Rest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57003 <2>
  • Cochise Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cochise Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochise Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cochise Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Cochise.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962255 <2>
  • Dragoon Springs Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Erickson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Erickson Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Cemetery
  • Ft. Bowie Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ft. Bowie Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Bowie Cemetery
  • Gleeson Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kambitsch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kambitsch Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambitsch Cemetery
  • McNeal Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • The McNeal Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McNeal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of McNeal.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181695 <2>
  • Neighborhood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Neighborhood Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neighborhood Cemetery
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
  • Pearce Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Riggs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riggs Cemetery is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
    • Rucker Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rucker Cemetery is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
    • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tombstone Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tombstone Cemetery is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tombstone Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Tombstone.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #513617 <2>
    • Whitewater Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Whitewater Cemetery is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater Cemetery
      • The Whitewater Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elfrida Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356412 <2>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Light Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Camp Bowie ‑ Historic
    • Camp Bowie is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bowie
  • Cochise
  • Courtland ‑ Historic
    • Courtland is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Dos Cabezas
    • Dos Cabezas is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Cabezas
  • Dragoon
  • Elfrida
  • Fort Bowie ‑ Historic
    • Fort Bowie is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bowie
  • Gleeson ‑ Historic
    • Gleeson is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleeson
  • Hilltop ‑ Historic
    • Hilltop is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • McNeal
    • Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Pearce
    • Sunizona
      • Sunizona is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunizona
    • Turquoise ‑ Historic
      • Turquoise is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turquoise
    • Willcox

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Light Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cochise County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Light Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Light Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Cochise County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Light Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #7003  (Light Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #7003 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Cochise
      • Est. Elev: 1331 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sulphur Hills

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Light Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.