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A visit to the Black Lake 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 Black Lake Cemetery ...

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

36.3259, -105.2992

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

The Black Lake Cemetery is located in Colfax County<2>.

The county seat for Colfax County is located in Raton. Raton lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Black Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Black Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Black Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chacon Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • El Rito Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Los LeFebres Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Peak Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Canon Brethren Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Los Dolores Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Los Dolores Cemetery is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Dolores Cemetery
  • Los Cruces Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Los Cruces Cemetery is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cruces Cemetery
  • Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sierra Vista Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Sierra Vista Cemetery is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista Cemetery
  • Kit Carson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Kit Carson Cemetery is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kit Carson Cemetery
  • LaLoma Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The LaLoma Cemetery is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaLoma Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Descariso Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Descariso Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Descariso Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • Talpa Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Talpa Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa Cemetery
    • Lovato Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Graham Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
    • Pacheco Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Pacheco Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Cemetery
    • Hart Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Hart Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
    • St. Teresita Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Ocate Catholic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Black Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Angel Fire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Valle Escondido
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
  • Chacon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Pines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
  • Guadalupita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
  • Idlewild
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Los Huerros
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
  • Eagle Nest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Taos Pueblo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
  • Canon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Canon is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Taos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Talpa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Talpa is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
    • Ocate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
    • El Prado
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ranchito
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ranchos de Taos
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Tres Ritos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
    • Angostura
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Angostura is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
    • Taos Ski Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ute Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Holman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Arroyo Seco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Black Lake 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 Black Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Eagle Nest
  • Taos
    • Taos lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Black Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taos.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Black Lake 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 Black Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1951198  (Black Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1951198 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: 2680 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Osha Mountain
      • Location given for Black Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.3258656     Lon: -105.2991767
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Lake 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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