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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 Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery:

36.0436, -105.8117

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County<2>.

. Tierra Amarilla lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Llanitos Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Campo Santo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Campo Santo Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Santo Cemetery
  • Cordova Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cordova Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Cemetery
  • San Miguel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The San Miguel Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel Cemetery
  • Rio Chiquito Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinez Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Martinez Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Cemetery
  • Ojo Sarco Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Las Trampas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • San Jose de Gracia Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The San Jose de Gracia Catholic Cemetery is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose de Gracia Catholic Cemetery
    • The San Jose de Gracia Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Las Trampas Cemetery
    • San Jose de Gracia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38415 <5>
  • Las Trampas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Las Trampas Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Trampas Cemetery
  • El Potrero de Chimayo Holy Family Parish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Cundiyo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cundiyo Cemetery is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiyo Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Santo Domingo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nuestra Senora de Dolores Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Morada Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Morada Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada Cemetery
    • Santa Cruz Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
    • Llano de la Yegua Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Virgilio Trujillo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • El Santuario Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Dixon.
      • The Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dixon Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Embudo Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424075 <5>
    • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • La Puebla Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
    • Griego Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Griego Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griego Cemetery
    • Ramon Sanchez Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rio Lucio Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rio Lucio Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Truchas
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cordova
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rio Chiquito
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
  • Trampas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chimayo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cundiyo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vallecito
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Llano
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chamisal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • La Puebla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
  • Apodaca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
  • Dixon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Penasco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rio Lucio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
    • Cuartelez
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
    • Rinconada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
    • Vadito
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Picuris Pueblo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
    • Velarde
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Santa Cruz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sombrillo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
    • Arroyo Seco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
    • El Valle de Arroyo Seco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Los Luceros
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
    • La Villita
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
    • Alcalde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Rio Arriba 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 Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #931261  (Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #931261 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: Rio Arriba
      • Est. Elev: 2454 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Truchas
      • Location given for Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas:
      • Lat: 36.0436363     Lon: -105.8116848
      • 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 Rio Arriba, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas 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.