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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ft. Cummings Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ft. Cummings Cemetery (FG ID #38073)

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. Cummings Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.4620°   (32° 27' 43")

Lon:   -107.6400°   (-107° 38' 24")

The Ft. Cummings Cemetery is located in Luna County<2>.

The county seat for Luna County is located in Deming. Deming lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Ft. Cummings 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 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. Cummings Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Luna 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. Cummings 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 7 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Ft. Cummings Cemetery.

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

    • Nutt ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt
      • Nutt is located in Luna County
    • Deming
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Luna County
    • Lake Valley ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
      • Lake Valley is located in Sierra County
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Luna County
    • Hatch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
      • Hatch is located in Dona Ana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <4>
    • Garfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

    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. Cummings Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Luna County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Deming
      • Deming lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Ft. Cummings Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Deming.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deming
    • Hatch
      • Hatch lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Ft. Cummings Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hatch.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 7 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Ft. Cummings Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Cooks Peak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<7>
      • 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 <1>
    • Desert Lawn Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewis Flats Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Lewis Flats Cemetery is located in Luna County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lewis Flats Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of Deming.
      • The Lewis Flats Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lewis Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Flats Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38181 <1>
    • Hatch Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hatch Cemetery is located in Dona Ana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatch Cemetery
    • Placitas Hill Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

    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. Cummings Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #889150  (Fort Cummings Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #889150 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: Massacre Peak
      • County: Luna         Elev: 1476
      • Location given for GNIS #889150 (Fort Cummings Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38073

    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 Luna, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Cummings Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4620, Longitude: -107.6400    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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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