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A visit to the Garland Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Garland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Garland Cemetery (FG ID #2266719)

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 Garland Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.7973°   (34° 47' 50")

Lon:   -106.2356°   (-106° 14' 8")

The cemetery is located in Torrance County<3>.

As an estimate, the Garland Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Tajique.

The county seat for Torrance County is located in Estancia. Estancia lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east southeast of the Garland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Garland Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Garland Cemetery.

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

  • Tajique
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Torreon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torreon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreon
    • Torreon is located in Torrance County
  • Chilili
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilili have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilili
    • Chilili is located in Bernalillo County
  • Estancia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • McIntosh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Manzano
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzano have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzano
    • Manzano is located in Torrance County
  • Ponderosa Pine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Moriarty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriarty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriarty
    • Moriarty is located in Torrance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriarty <6>
  • Meadow Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
    • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
  • Willard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mountainair
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Tijeras
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tijeras have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
      • Tijeras is located in Bernalillo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tijeras <6>
    • Cedar Crest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
      • Cedar Crest is located in Bernalillo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Crest <6>
    • Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carnuel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnuel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnuel
      • Carnuel is located in Bernalillo County
    • Canada Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Village
      • Canada Village is located in Bernalillo County
    • Canoncito
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Garland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Torrance County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Garland 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 Garland Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #889360  (Garland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #889360 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: Milbourn Ranch
    • County: Torrance         Elev: 2001
    • Location given for GNIS #889360 (Garland Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2266719

The official website for Torrance County: www.torrancecountynm.org/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Garland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7973, Longitude: -106.2356    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Torrance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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