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A visit to the Apodaca 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 Apodaca Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Apodaca Cemetery (FG ID #37943).

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 Apodaca Cemetery ...

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

35.0298, -103.6861

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Apodaca Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Apodaca Cemetery is located in Quay County<3>.

The county seat for Quay County is located in Tucumcari. Tucumcari lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the north northwest of the Apodaca Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Apodaca Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Apodaca Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Dodson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
    • The Dodson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brown Cemetery
    • Dobson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479903 <1>
  • Newhome Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Norton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tucumcari Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Tucumcari Memorial Park is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucumcari Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tucumcari Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Tucumcari.
    • The Tucumcari Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Tucumcari Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38492 <1>
  • Puerto Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prater Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Plain Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Browning Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Beevers Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Quay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the south of San Jon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38330 <1>
    • San Jon Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The San Jon Cemetery is located in Quay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jon Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Jon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in San Jon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38408 <1>
    • Montoya Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Stockton Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheatland Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ima Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • McAlister Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Yeakley Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Yeakley Cemetery is located in Curry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeakley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Apodaca Cemetery.

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

  • Tucumcari
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lesbia ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lesbia is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesbia
  • Ragland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ragland is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • San Jon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • McAlister
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Grady
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cummings Place
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cummings Place is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Place
  • Weber City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Weber City is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Logan
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • House
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Apodaca Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Quay County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Grady
    • Grady lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> to the Southeast (SE) of the Apodaca Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grady.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • House
    • House lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Apodaca Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for House.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • Logan
    • Logan lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Apodaca Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • San Jon
  • Tucumcari

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 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 Apodaca Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Quay 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 Apodaca Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #37943

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #885848  (Apodaca Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #885848 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: Quay
      • Est. Elev: 1274 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bulldog Mesa
      • Location given for Apodaca Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.0297817     Lon: -103.6860748
      • 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 Quay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Apodaca 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.