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A visit to the Abreu Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Abreu Cemetery ...

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

36.3664, -104.9333

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Abreu Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Abreu Cemetery is located in Colfax County<2>.

The county seat for Colfax County is located in Raton. Raton lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the northeast of the Abreu Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Abreu Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Abreu Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Miami Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Miami Cemetery is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Cemetery
  • Cimmarron Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Cimmarron Cemetery is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimmarron Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cimmarron Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Cimarron.
    • The Cimmarron Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mountain View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38005 <5>
  • Halls Peak Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Halls Peak Cemetery is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Halls Peak Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Ocate.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38103 <5>
  • Strong Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ocate Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Los LeFebres Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Black Lake Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • The Black Lake Cemetery is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Cemetery
  • Church of Christ Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • San Yasdiro Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • The San Yasdiro Cemetery is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Yasdiro Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Yasdiro Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ojo Feliz
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38428 <5>
  • Casias Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxwell Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maxwell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Maxwell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962553 <5>
    • Montoya Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponil Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Ponil Park is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponil Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ponil Park is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest of Cimarron.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303722 <5>
    • St. Teresita Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Teresita Cemetery is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Teresita Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Teresita Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Mora and Guadalupita.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Guadalupita.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441230 <5>
    • Chacon Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • El Rito Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The El Rito Cemetery is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rito Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the El Rito Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Chacon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38042 <5>
    • San Antonio Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • La Morada Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Santa Clara Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Santa Clara Cemetery is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Clara Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Wagon Mound.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38434 <5>
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chico Creek Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Chico Creek Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Chico Creek Cemetery is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chico Creek Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Springer.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2393797 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Abreu Cemetery.

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

  • Miami
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cimarron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
  • Ocate
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ute Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Huerros
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
  • Colmor ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Colmor is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmor
  • Springer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Angel Fire
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dawson ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawson is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Virginia City ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Eagle Nest
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lakeview Pines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
    • Guadalupita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ojo Feliz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lauretta ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lauretta is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauretta
    • Maxwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Idlewild
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Valle Escondido
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wagon Mound
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Abreu Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colfax County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Abreu Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Colfax 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 Abreu Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #885541  (Abreu Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #885541 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: Colfax
      • Est. Elev: 1991 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rayado
      • Location given for Abreu Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.3664248     Lon: -104.9333344
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Colfax, 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- Abreu 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>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.
    <6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mora and Guadalupita. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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