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A visit to the Tapia 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 Tapia Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Tapia Cemetery (FG ID #57573)

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 Tapia Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tapia Cemetery

Lat:   37.0553°   (37° 3' 19")

Lon:   -104.1980°   (-104° 11' 52")

The Tapia Cemetery is located in Las Animas County<2>.

The county seat for Las Animas County is located in Trinidad. Trinidad lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Tapia Cemetery .

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 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 Tapia Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Las Animas 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 Tapia Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Tapia Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tapia Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Trinchera
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • San Miguel ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
      • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
    • Engleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engleville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
      • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
    • Raton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
      • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <4>
    • Branson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
      • Branson is located in Las Animas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Former name for Branson:
      • Wilson's Switch
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <4>
    • Hoehne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoehne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoehne
      • Hoehne is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoehne <4>
    • El Moro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
      • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
    • Trinidad
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Starkville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Brilliant ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
      • Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
    • Sopris ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopris have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
      • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
    • Folsom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Union County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Model
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Capulin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cokedale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
        • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Madrid ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
        • Madrid is located in Las Animas County

    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 Tapia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Las Animas County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Tapia Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Lucero Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lucero Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucero Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57406 <1>
    • Leyba Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leyba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leyba Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leyba Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57395 <1>
    • Nola Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nola Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nola Cemetery
    • Barela Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barela Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barela Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barela Cemetery
    • Trinchera Plaza Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pacheco Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacheco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pacheco Cemetery is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacheco Cemetery
    • Trinchera Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vigil Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vigil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vigil Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vigil Cemetery
    • Romero Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Romero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Romero Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romero Cemetery
    • Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery
    • Cordova Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cordova Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cordova Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cordova Cemetery
    • Wilcox Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Cejita Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Fairmont Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmont Cemetery
      • St. Johns Methodist Church Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Mountain View Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mestas Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mestas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mestas Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mestas Cemetery
      • Martinez Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Martinez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinez Cemetery
      • Rivera Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rivera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rivera Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rivera Cemetery
      • Valdez Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valdez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Valdez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valdez Cemetery
      • Garcia Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garcia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garcia Cemetery
      • Catholic Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
        • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Trinidad Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #199835 <1>
      • Emery Gap Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • The Emery Gap Cemetery is located in Union County (NM)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emery Gap Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Branson.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Gap Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365208 <1>

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

    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 Tapia Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #194945  (Tapia Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #194945 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Abeyta
      • County: Las Animas         Elev: 1811
      • Location given for GNIS #194945 (Tapia Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #57573

    The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

    The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Las Animas, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Tapia Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0553, Longitude: -104.1980    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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