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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. 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 Escondido Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.4981°   (33° 29' 53")

Lon:   -105.2244°   (-105° 13' 27")

The Escondido Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Carrizozo. Carrizozo lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Escondido Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Escondido Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Las Palas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Las Palas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Las Palas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Las Palas Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Fritz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fritz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fritz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fritz Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • St. Jude Catholic Mission Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • San Patricio Catholic Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Casey Ranch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Griego Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griego Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griego Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griego Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Picacho Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Picacho Cemetery
    • The Picacho Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Picacho Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Tinnie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170676 <5>
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Glencoe Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glencoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glencoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glencoe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • George Coe Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Coe Cemetery
    • The George Coe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the George Coe Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of San Patricio.
    • The George Coe Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38008 <5>
  • San Ysidro Mission Church Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Encinoso Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Encinoso Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Encinoso Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Encinoso Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stetson Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West - Box Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West - Box Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the West - Box Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The West - Box Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West - Box Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Capitan.
      • The West - Box Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pioneer Little Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176448 <5>
    • Silva Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silva Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silva Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Patos Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patos Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patos Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Whitetail Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitetail Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitetail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitetail Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38512 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Escondido Cemetery.

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

  • Bluewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arabela
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabela
    • Arabela is located in Lincoln County
  • Hondo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tinnie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
  • Picacho
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glencoe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
    • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
  • Capitan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
    • Capitan is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <7>
  • Ruidoso Downs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
    • Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <7>
  • Alto
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Ruidoso
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hollywood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Lincoln County
    • Sierra Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
      • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
    • Sun Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
    • Alpine Cellars Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Cellars Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cellars Village
      • Alpine Cellars Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Nogal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bonito
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
      • Bonito is located in Lincoln County

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 Escondido Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lincoln County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Escondido 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 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 Escondido 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 Escondido Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #888904  (Escondido Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #888904 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: Nelson Canyon West
    • County: Lincoln         Elev: 1725
    • Location given for GNIS #888904 (Escondido 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 Lincoln, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Escondido Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4981, Longitude: -105.2244       In this case, the coordinates for the Escondido 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.




 

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