A visit to the Garcia 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 Garcia Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Garcia Cemetery (FG ID #2573648).
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 Garcia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garcia Cemetery:
37.0106, -105.5437
The Garcia Cemetery is located in Costilla County<2>.
The county seat for Costilla County is located in San Luis. San Luis lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Garcia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garcia Cemetery.
Name Variations for Garcia Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Garcia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garcia Pentecostal Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Garcia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garcia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jaroso Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunshine Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chama Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Chama Cemetery is located in Costilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama Cemetery
- Latir Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- San Pedro Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Costilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
- El Cerro Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The El Cerro Cemetery is located in San Miguel County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerro Cemetery
- Chapel of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gate to Heaven Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lasauses Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Lasauses Cemetery is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasauses Cemetery
- Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Los Sauces Church Yard Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lobatos Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- The Lobatos Cemetery is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobatos Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Veterans Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Taos County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- Red River Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Manassa Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Manassa Cemetery is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manassa Cemetery
- Nance Family Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Old Manassa Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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] of the Garcia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garcia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Garcia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Costilla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jaroso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ventero
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- San Pablo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- San Luis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- San Acacio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cerro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Questa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Manassa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lama
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
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 Garcia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Costilla County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garcia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Antonito
- Blanca
- Fort Garland
- La Jara
- Questa
- Red River
- San Luis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Garcia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Costilla County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- 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 Garcia Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2573648
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Costilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garcia Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |