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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 Ft. Bayard National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Bayard National Cemetery

Lat:   32.7989°   (32° 47' 56")

Lon:   -108.1546°   (-108° 9' 16")

The Ft. Bayard National Cemetery is located in Grant County<1>.

The county seat for Grant County is located in Silver City. Silver City lies just to the west of the Ft. Bayard National Cemetery .

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 Ft. Bayard National Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Grant 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 Ft. Bayard National 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 15 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ft. Bayard National Cemetery.

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

    • Fort Bayard
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Arenas Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
      • Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
    • Central
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Grant County
    • Santa Clara
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Santa Clara is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Bayard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <3>
    • Vanadium
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
      • Vanadium is located in Grant County
    • Cobre
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
      • Cobre is located in Grant County
    • Hanover
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Grant County
    • Santa Rita ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
      • Santa Rita is located in Grant County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
        • Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
      • Pinos Altos
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hurley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
        • Hurley is located in Grant County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <3>
      • Little Walnut Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
        • Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
      • Mimbres
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

    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 Ft. Bayard National Cemetery. The following communities are located in Grant County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Bayard National Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 13 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Ft. Bayard National Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Vanadium Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cemetery #5
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery #5 have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cemetery #5 is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery #5
    • Hanover Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cemetery #4
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery #4 have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cemetery #4 is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery #4
    • Fierro Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fierro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fierro Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fierro Cemetery
    • Memory Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memory Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Cemetery
    • Hurley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hurley Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurley Cemetery
    • Georgetown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georgetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgetown Cemetery
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
    • Maldonado Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maldonado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maldonado Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maldonado Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Stout Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stout Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stout Cemetery
    • Cooks Peak Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cooks Peak Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Cooks Peak Cemetery is located in Luna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooks Peak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38010 <7>

    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 Ft. Bayard National Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #900241  (Fort Bayard National Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #900241 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: Fort Bayard
      • County: Grant         Elev: 1878
      • Location given for GNIS #900241 (Fort Bayard National Cemetery)

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Ft. Bayard National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7989, Longitude: -108.1546    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <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>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.




 

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