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A visit to the Gold Hill Cemetery ...

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 Gold Hill Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.4340°   (32° 26' 2")

Lon:   -108.5276°   (-108° 31' 39")

The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.

The county seat for Grant County is located in Silver City. Silver City lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Gold Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 7 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Gold Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shakespeare Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Redrock Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redrock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redrock Cemetery is located in Grant County
  • Valley View Community Church Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurley Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hurley Cemetery is located in Grant County
  • Memory Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memory Cemetery is located in Grant County
  • Steins Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Gold Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Lordsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shakespeare ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
    • Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County
    • Former name for Shakespeare:
    • Ralston City
  • Separ
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Separ
    • Separ is located in Grant County
  • Redrock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilna
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilna
    • Wilna is located in Grant County
  • Whitewater
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitewater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
    • Whitewater is located in Grant County
  • Silver City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>

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 Gold Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #906613  (Gold Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #906613 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: Gold Hill
    • County: Grant         Elev: 1795
    • Location given for GNIS #906613 (Gold Hill 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 Grant, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gold Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4340, Longitude: -108.5276       In this case, the coordinates for the Gold Hill 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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