A visit to the Alamo 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 Alamo Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Alamo Cemetery (FG ID #37934).
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 Alamo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alamo Cemetery:
34.8403, -104.2569
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alamo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Alamo Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County<3>.
The county seat for Guadalupe County is located in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> to the west northwest of the Alamo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alamo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Alamo Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alamo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ruth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ima Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- San Cristobal Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The San Cristobal Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Cristobal Cemetery
- The San Cristobal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Santa Nino Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38401 <1>
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cuervo Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gerhardt Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gerhardt Cemetery is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhardt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gerhardt Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northeast of Fort Sumner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38082 <1>
- Hassell Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hassell Cemetery is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell Cemetery
- The Hassell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hassell Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38107 <1>
- Lone Mesa Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- House Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The House Cemetery is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Salado Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Salado Creek Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Los Tanos Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nuestra Senora De Refugio Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Calvoria Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- The Calvoria Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvoria Cemetery
- The Calvoria Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvoria Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285630 <1>
- Montoya Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Alamo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alamo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cuervo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Sumner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Sumner is located in DeBaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sumner
- House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Sumner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Santa Rosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McAlister
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ragland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ragland is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
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 Alamo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Guadalupe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alamo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cuervo
- Fort Sumner
- House
- Santa Rosa
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 Alamo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Mexico:
- Pages specific to Guadalupe 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 Alamo Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #37934
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #885620 (Alamo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #885620 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: Guadalupe
- Est. Elev: 1403 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canada Colorado
- Location given for Alamo Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8403388 Lon: -104.2569213
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Guadalupe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alamo Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |