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A visit to the El Morro 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 El Morro Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The El Morro Cemetery (FG ID #38041)

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 El Morro Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the El Morro Cemetery

Lat:   35.0169°   (35° 1' 0")

Lon:   -108.3470°   (-108° 20' 49")

The El Morro Cemetery is located in Cibola County<2>.

The county seat for Cibola County is located in Grants. Grants lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the El Morro Cemetery .

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 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 El Morro Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Cibola County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the El Morro Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the El Morro Cemetery.

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

    • Pinehill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
      • Pinehill is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehill <5>
    • Ramah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
      • Ramah is located in McKinley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramah <5>
    • Hogg Place ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Place
      • Hogg Place is located in Cibola County
    • Black Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
      • Black Rock is located in McKinley County
    • San Rafael
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
      • San Rafael is located in Cibola County
    • Thoreau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Milan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Cibola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
    • Continental Divide
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Zuni Pueblo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zuni Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
      • Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County
    • Grants
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
      • Grants is located in Cibola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
      • Former name for Grants:
      • Grants Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <5>
    • Prewitt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vanderwagen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

    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 El Morro Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cibola County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Grants
      • Grants lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the El Morro Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grants.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
    • Milan
      • Milan lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the El Morro Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 11 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the El Morro Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Tinaja Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinaja Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tinaja Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinaja Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38481 <1>
    • Ramah Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mormon Colony Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mormon Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mormon Colony Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mormon Colony Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38247 <1>
    • Mares Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McGaffey Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGaffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGaffey Cemetery is located in McKinley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGaffey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38219 <1>
    • Torreon Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Torreon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Torreon Cemetery is located in McKinley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torreon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38487 <1>
    • Porter Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • La Morada Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The La Morada Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Morada Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of San Rafael.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Morada Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154048 <1>
    • Pioneer Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pioneer Memorial Park is located in Cibola County
      • The Pioneer Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Bluewater Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37958 <1>
    • Atarque Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atarque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atarque Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atarque Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37946 <1>
    • Grants Memorial Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • The Grants Memorial Park is located in Cibola County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grants Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Grants.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grants Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973025 <1>

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

    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 El Morro Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #906061  (El Morro Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #906061 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: El Morro
      • County: Cibola         Elev: 2193
      • Location given for GNIS #906061 (El Morro Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38041

    The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Cibola, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the El Morro Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0169, Longitude: -108.3470    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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