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A visit to the Blanco Cemetery ...


The location of the Blanco Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Blanco Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.2820°   (34° 16' 55")

Lon:   -104.0005°   (-104° 0' 1")

The Blanco Cemetery is located in DeBaca County<2>.

The county seat for DeBaca County is located in Fort Sumner. Fort Sumner lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Blanco Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blanco Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to DeBaca County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Blanco Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 5 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Blanco Cemetery.

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

    • Taiban
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fort Sumner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Melrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Curry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <4>
    • Floyd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
      • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
    • House
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

    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 Blanco Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeBaca County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Blanco Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Taiban Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taiban Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taiban Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taiban Cemetery
    • Tolar Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trotter Gravesite
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Benson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Benson Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benson Cemetery is located 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east of Portales.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37951 <6>
    • La Lande Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Lande Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The La Lande Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Lande Cemetery
    • Ingram Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ingram Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Elida.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38133 <6>
    • Ft. Sumner Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ft. Sumner Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Sumner Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Fort Sumner.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Sumner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38074 <6>
    • Liston Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liston Cemetery is located in Chaves County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liston Cemetery
    • Upton Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upton Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
    • Upton Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upton Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38496 <6>
    • Ricardo Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ricardo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ricardo Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ricardo Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Morris Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morris Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • North Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Cemetery is located in Curry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Lone Mesa Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Mesa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lone Mesa Cemetery is located in Quay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Mesa Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38187 <6>
      • Gerhardt Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • The Gerhardt Cemetery is located in Quay County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gerhardt Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Fort Sumner.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerhardt Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38082 <6>
      • Floyd Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Memorial Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Curry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
      • House Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The House Cemetery is located in Quay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the House Cemetery
      • House Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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

    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 Blanco Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #896916  (Blanco Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #896916 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lomas Gatos
      • County: De Baca         Elev: 1343
      • Location given for GNIS #896916 (Blanco Cemetery)

    The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

    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 DeBaca, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blanco Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2820, Longitude: -104.0005       In this case, the coordinates for the Blanco Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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