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A visit to the Las Mesitas Catholic 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 Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery (FG ID #57389).

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 Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery:

37.0658, -106.1096

The Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery is located in Conejos County<2>.

The county seat for Conejos County is located in Conejos. Conejos lies just to the east northeast of the Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery.

Name Variations for Las Mesitas Catholic 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.

Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Las Mesitas 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of the Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Conejos County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Antonito
  • Chama
    • Chama lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chama.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • La Jara
    • La Jara lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for La Jara.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Conejos 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 Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #57389

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #190900  (Las Mesitas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #190900 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: Conejos
      • Est. Elev: 2491 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fox Creek
      • Location given for Las Mesitas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.0641783     Lon: -106.127803
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Conejos, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Las Mesitas Catholic 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.