A visit to the Boot Hill 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 Boot Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Boot Hill Cemetery (FG ID #37961).
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 Boot Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boot Hill Cemetery:
35.0420, -103.2402
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Quay County<3>.
The county seat for Quay County is located in Tucumcari. Tucumcari lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> to the west northwest of the Boot Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boot Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Boot Hill Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boot Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Bard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- San Jon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Endee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mitchel Cemetery is located in Curry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchel Cemetery
- Anniston Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grady City Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Grady City Cemetery is located in Curry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grady City Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Grady.
- Puerto Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Plain Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newhome Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Logan Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stockton Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Apodaca Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beevers Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roach Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Curry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Vigil Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tucumcari Memorial Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Boot Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boot Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- San Jon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenrio ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenrio is located in Deaf Smith County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrio
- Glenrio ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grady
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Broadview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bellview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellview is located in Curry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
- Cummings Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings Place is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Place
- Lesbia ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lesbia is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesbia
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boise ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boise is located in Oldham County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
- Tucumcari
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
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 Boot Hill 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 Boot Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glenrio - Historic
- Grady
- Grady lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Boot Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grady.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Logan
- Logan lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Boot Hill 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 like to 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 Boot Hill 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 Boot Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #37961
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #886615 (Boot Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #886615 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: 1231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Riley Camp
- Location given for Boot Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0420047 Lon: -103.2402281
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boot Hill 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. |