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A visit to the Elephant Butte 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 Elephant Butte Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elephant Butte 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 Elephant Butte Cemetery

Lat:   33.1445°   (33° 8' 40")

Lon:   -107.1734°   (-107° 10' 24")

The Elephant Butte Cemetery is located in Sierra County<2>.

The county seat for Sierra County is located in Truth or Consequences. Truth or Consequences lies just to the west of the Elephant Butte Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 6 that are within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of the Elephant Butte Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Graham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Sierra County
  • Engle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Engle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Engle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Engle Cemetery is located in Sierra County
  • Palomas Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palomas Cemetery is located in Sierra County
  • Cutter Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cutter Cemetery is located in Sierra County
  • Caballo Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caballo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caballo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caballo Cemetery is located in Sierra County
  • Monticello Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monticello Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monticello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Monticello Cemetery is located in Sierra County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Elephant Butte Cemetery.

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

  • Elephant Butte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elephant Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant Butte
    • Elephant Butte is located in Sierra County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elephant Butte <5>
  • Truth or Consequences
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rock Canyon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon
    • Rock Canyon is located in Sierra County
  • Williamsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Sierra County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <5>
  • Engle ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Engle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
    • Engle is located in Sierra County
  • Las Palomas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palomas
    • Las Palomas is located in Sierra County
  • Cutter ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cutter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
    • Cutter is located in Sierra County
  • Cuchillo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchillo
    • Cuchillo is located in Sierra County
  • Caballo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Arrey
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Lava
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lava. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
    • Lava is located in Socorro County
  • Hillsboro
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garfield
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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 Elephant Butte Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sierra County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Elephant Butte 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 Elephant Butte Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #888839  (Elephant Butte Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #888839 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: Elephant Butte
    • County: Sierra         Elev: 1429
    • Location given for GNIS #888839 (Elephant Butte 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 Sierra, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elephant Butte Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1445, Longitude: -107.1734       In this case, the coordinates for the Elephant Butte 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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