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A visit to the Blanco - Turley 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 Blanco - Turley Cemetery ...

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

36.7242, -107.8253

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

The Blanco - Turley Cemetery is located in San Juan County<2>.

The county seat for San Juan County is located in Aztec. Aztec lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Blanco - Turley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blanco - Turley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Blanco - Turley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hammond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hammond Cemetery is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
  • Aztec Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Martinez Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Old Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Flora Vista Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Memory Gardens of Farmington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Memory Gardens of Farmington is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens of Farmington
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens of Farmington is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Farmington.
    • The Memory Gardens of Farmington has also been known as:
    • Farmington Memory Gardens
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • Memory Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973605 <5>
  • Dustin Masonic Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Farmington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38094 <5>
  • Navajo Methodist Mission Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • La Boca Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The La Boca Cemetery is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca Cemetery
  • Elco Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • The Elco Cemetery is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco Cemetery
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • La Plata Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The La Plata Cemetery is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata Cemetery
      • The La Plata Cemetery has also been known as:
      • LaPlata Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38172 <5>
    • Greenhorn Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greenhorn Cemetery is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenhorn Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of La Plata.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38093 <5>
    • Tiffany Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tiffany Cemetery is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Cemetery
    • Allison Tiffany Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Allison Tiffany Cemetery is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Tiffany Cemetery
    • New Rosa Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Rosa Cemetery is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rosa Cemetery
      • The New Rosa Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Santa Rosa Memorial
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194115 <5>
    • Ouray Memorial Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • The Ouray Memorial Cemetery is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray Memorial Cemetery
    • Kirtland Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • The Kirtland Cemetery is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Blanco - Turley Cemetery.

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

  • Blanco
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Turley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Turley is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
  • Bloomfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Aztec
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Aztec is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <6>
  • Navajo City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Navajo City is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo City
  • Navajo Dam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Flora Vista
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Huerfano
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Huerfano is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerfano
  • Farmington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Napi HQ
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Napi HQ is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napi HQ
    • Bondad
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bondad is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
    • La Boca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • La Boca is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
    • La Plata
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Allison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Allison is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
    • Upper Fruitland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Upper Fruitland is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fruitland

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 - Turley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Juan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aztec
    • Aztec lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Blanco - Turley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aztec.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
  • Farmington
  • Ignacio
    • Ignacio lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Blanco - Turley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ignacio.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Blanco - Turley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to San Juan 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 Blanco - Turley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #931308  (Blanco-Turley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #931308 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: San Juan
      • Est. Elev: 1697 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blanco
      • Location given for Blanco-Turley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.7241723     Lon: -107.8253397
      • 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 San Juan, 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- Blanco - Turley 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.