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A visit to the Duran 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 Duran Cemetery ...

The Duran Cemetery is located in Torrance County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Cedarvale Cemetery
  • Duran Cemetery
  • Encino Cemetery
    • The Encino Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encino Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Encino Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Encino.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38047 <2>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vaughn Evergreen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129451 <2>
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Guadalupe Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Encino.
    • The Guadalupe Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Encino Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38096 <2>
  • Hindi Cemetery
    • The Hindi Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindi Cemetery
    • The Hindi Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hindi Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38115 <2>
  • Lucy Cemetery
  • Negra Cemetery
  • Pinos Wells Cemetery
  • Pinos Wells Cemetery
    • The Pinos Wells Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Wells Cemetery
    • The Pinos Wells Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pinos Wells Cemetery (South)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229544 <2>
  • Progresso Cemetery
  • Red Hills Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 4 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Duran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

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 Duran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Torrance County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Duran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Torrance 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 Duran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1922909  (Duran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1922909 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: Torrance
      • Est. Elev: 1887 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Duran NE

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Torrance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Duran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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