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A visit to the Tercio 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 Tercio Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Tercio Cemetery (FG ID #57574).

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 Tercio Cemetery ...

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

37.0622, -105.0125

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

The county seat for Las Animas County is located in Trinidad. Trinidad lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Tercio Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Tercio Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Tercio Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stonewall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pacheca Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pacheca Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheca Cemetery
  • Weston Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Weston Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
  • Catskill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Catskill Cemetery is located in Colfax County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill Cemetery
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
  • San Juan Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Cemetery
  • San Juan Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
  • Prince Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Prince Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
  • Burro Canyon Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Burro Canyon Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burro Canyon Cemetery
  • Chama Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • The Chama Cemetery is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama Cemetery
  • Tijeras Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • The Tijeras Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jarosa Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jarosa Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarosa Cemetery
    • Ponil Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Costilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
    • Albertson Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Albertson Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson Cemetery
    • Carpios Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • The Carpios Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpios Cemetery
    • Trujillo Creek Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Trujillo Creek Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo Creek Cemetery
    • Vigil Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Vigil Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil Cemetery
    • Jansen Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Jansen Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen Cemetery
    • Thomas Rodger Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Thomas Rodger Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Rodger Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Tercio Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tercio 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 Tercio 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 Tercio 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 Tercio Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Las Animas 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 Tercio Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #57574

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #193153  (Tercio Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #193153 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: Las Animas
      • Est. Elev: 2396 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Torres
      • Location given for Tercio Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.0625223     Lon: -105.0125
      • 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 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- Tercio 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.