A visit to the Black Mesa 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 Mesa Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Mesa Cemetery:
35.9297, -106.1184
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black Mesa Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Black Mesa Cemetery is located in Santa Fe County<2>.
The county seat for Santa Fe County is located in Santa Fe. Santa Fe lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Black Mesa Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Black Mesa Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Black Mesa Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Mesa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- San Ildefonso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Santa Clara Pueblo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974527 <5>
- Womens Club Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Santa Cruz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Santa Cruz.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976760 <5>
- New Santa Cruz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- La Puebla Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The La Puebla Cemetery is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the La Puebla Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of La Puebla.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193244 <5>
- San Pedro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
- Guaje Pines Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- El Potrero de Chimayo Holy Family Parish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The El Potrero de Chimayo Holy Family Parish Cemetery is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Potrero de Chimayo Holy Family Parish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the El Potrero de Chimayo Holy Family Parish Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Chimayo.
- The El Potrero de Chimayo Holy Family Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chimayo Catholic Cemetery
- Holy Family Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401486 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nuestra Senora de Dolores Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Nuestra Senora de Dolores Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuestra Senora de Dolores Cemetery
- The Nuestra Senora de Dolores Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38003 <5>
- Cundiyo Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Cundiyo Cemetery is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiyo Cemetery
- Santo Domingo Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rio Chiquito Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Villita Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rio en Medio Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campo Santo Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Campo Santo Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Santo Cemetery
- Cordova Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Cordova Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Cemetery
- San Miguel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The San Miguel Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Black Mesa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Mesa Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pajarito
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pajarito is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajarito
- San Ildefonso Pueblo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- San Ildefonso Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ildefonso Pueblo
- El Rancho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- El Rancho is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho
- Jaconita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jaconita is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaconita
- Espanola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
- Pojoaque
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- El Valle de Arroyo Seco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arroyo Seco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
- Sombrillo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
- Santa Cruz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Santo Nino
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Santo Nino is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Santa Clara Pueblo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
- Cuyamungue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuyamungue is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamungue
- La Puebla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
- Cuartelez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
- White Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Los Alamos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Ohkay Owingeh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- San Juan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
- El Duende
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Duende
- Hernandez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chamita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
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 Mesa Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Santa Fe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Mesa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Black Mesa Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Mexico:
- Pages specific to Santa Fe 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 Mesa Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2038371 (Black Mesa Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2038371 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: Santa Fe
- Est. Elev: 1699 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Espanola
- Location given for Black Mesa Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9297465 Lon: -106.1183575
- 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 Santa Fe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Mesa 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. |
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