A visit to the Oro Blanco Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oro Blanco Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oro Blanco Cemetery (FG ID #2278640)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Oro Blanco Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oro Blanco Cemetery has been estimated.<2>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oro Blanco Cemetery
Lat: 31.4894° (31° 29' 21")
Lon: -111.2813° (-111° 16' 52")
The Oro Blanco Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County<3>.
The county seat for Santa Cruz County is located in Nogales. Nogales lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> to the east southeast of the Oro Blanco Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Oro Blanco Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oro Blanco Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ruby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- El Oro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- California Gulch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arivaca Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cerro Colorado Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tumacacori Mission Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Otero Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tubac Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calabasas Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amado Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ione Marcus Gordon Memorial Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Temple Emanu El Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- City of Nogales Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Los Santos Angeles e Guevavi
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Salero Ranch Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alto Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- San Miguel Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Patagonia Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Oro Blanco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oro Blanco Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Partridge ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Partridge is located in Santa Cruz County
- Oro Blanco ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Glory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yank's Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arivaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tumacacori - Carmen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumacacori - Carmen
- Tumacacori - Carmen is located in Santa Cruz County
- Tumacacori
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rio Rico Northwest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Northwest
- Rio Rico Northwest is located in Santa Cruz County
- Otero ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otero
- Otero is located in Santa Cruz County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Otero
- From the Oro Blanco Cemetery to Otero
- Sasabe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rio Rico Southwest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Southwest
- Rio Rico Southwest is located in Santa Cruz County
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Tubac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rio Rico Northeast
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Northeast
- Rio Rico Northeast is located in Santa Cruz County
- Rio Rico
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Calabasas ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rio Rico Southeast
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Southeast
- Rio Rico Southeast is located in Santa Cruz County
- Amado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arivaca Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Oro Blanco Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Santa Cruz County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oro Blanco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arivaca
- Madera Canyon
- Nogales
- Rio Rico
- Tubac
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Oro Blanco Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arizona:
- Pages specific to Santa Cruz County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Oro Blanco Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Oro Blanco Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Santa Cruz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oro Blanco Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4894, Longitude: -111.2813 |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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