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A visit to the Fairmont 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 Fairmont Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairmont Cemetery:

36.9053, -104.4300

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

The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Colfax County<2>.

The county seat for Colfax County is located in Raton. Raton lies just to the west southwest of the Fairmont Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fairmont Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of the Fairmont Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Johnson Park Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Johnson Park Cemetery is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Park Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Raton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237532 <5>
  • Starkville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Starkville Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville Cemetery
  • Lucero Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Leyba Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tapia Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Barela Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Barela Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barela Cemetery
  • Vigil Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Vigil Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil Cemetery
  • Jansen Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Jansen Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen Cemetery
  • Carpios Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The Carpios Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpios Cemetery
  • Cordova Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Cordova Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinidad Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #199835 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Garcia Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
    • Tijeras Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tijeras Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras Cemetery
    • Pacheco Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Pacheco Cemetery is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Cemetery
    • Valdez Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Valdez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Trinchera Plaza Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nola Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nola Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola Cemetery
    • Vigil Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Vigil Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fairmont Cemetery.

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

  • Raton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Brilliant ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brilliant is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Wootton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wootton is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton
  • Morley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Morley is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • San Miguel ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • Starkville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sopris ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sopris is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
  • Engleville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Engleville is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Trinidad
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Trinidad is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <6>
  • Cokedale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Madrid ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Madrid is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Beshoar
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Beshoar is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Valdez
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Valdez is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Segundo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • El Moro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • El Moro is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
    • Trinchera
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lauretta ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lauretta is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauretta
    • Kiowa ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kiowa is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Dawson ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dawson is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Maxwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Boncarbo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Capulin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoehne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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 Fairmont Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colfax County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dawson - Historic
  • El Moro
  • Folsom
  • Maxwell
  • Raton
    • Raton lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Fairmont Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Raton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
  • Trinidad

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fairmont Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Colfax 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 Fairmont Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #888951  (Fairmont Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #888951 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: Colfax
      • Est. Elev: 2042 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Raton
      • Location given for Fairmont Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.9053026     Lon: -104.4299863
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Colfax, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairmont Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.