RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New Mexico >> Union County >> Des Moines CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
New Mexico

The Commemorative Quarter for New Mexico





A visit to the Des Moines Cemetery ...

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 Des Moines Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   36.7611°   (36° 45' 39")

Lon:   -103.8341°   (-103° 50' 2")

The Des Moines Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies 41 miles [66 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Des Moines Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Des Moines Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Martinez Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martinez Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Drew Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Drew Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Folsom Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Folsom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Folsom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Folsom Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Mountainview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountainview Cemetery
    • The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Colfax County
    • The Mountainview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Capulin Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38263 <5>
  • Emery Gap Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Gap Cemetery
    • The Emery Gap Cemetery is located in Union County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emery Gap Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Branson (CO).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365208 <5>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Corrumpa Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Crespin Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crespin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crespin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crespin Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57231 <5>
  • Cejita Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Romero Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romero Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Romero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Romero Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
  • Pacheco Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacheco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacheco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pacheco Cemetery is located in Colfax County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Padilla Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padilla Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Padilla Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Rivera Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rivera Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rivera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rivera Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Hanson Homestead Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson Homestead Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hanson Homestead Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hanson Homestead Cemetery is located in Union County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanson Homestead Cemetery is located 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west of Des Moines.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2499150 <5>
    • Sofia Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sofia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sofia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sofia Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Trinchera Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson Park Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Park Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Johnson Park Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Johnson Park Cemetery is located in Colfax County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Park Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of Raton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237532 <5>
    • Trinchera Plaza Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Leyba Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leyba Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leyba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leyba Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57395 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Des Moines Cemetery.

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

  • Des Moines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
    • Des Moines is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <7>
  • Folsom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <7>
  • Capulin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
    • Grenville is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <7>
  • Kiowa ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiowa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Kiowa is located in Colfax County
  • Branson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
    • Branson is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Former name for Branson:
    • Wilson's Switch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <7>
  • Trinchera
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Dora
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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 Des Moines Cemetery. The following communities are located in Union County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Des Moines Cemetery:

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 Des Moines Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #932402  (Des Moines Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #932402 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: Des Moines
    • County: Union         Elev: 2026
    • Location given for GNIS #932402 (Des Moines Cemetery)

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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 Union, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Des Moines Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7611, Longitude: -103.8341       In this case, the coordinates for the Des Moines Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025