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A visit to the Kenna 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 Kenna Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.8423°   (33° 50' 32")

Lon:   -103.7719°   (-103° 46' 18")

The Kenna Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County<2>.

The county seat for Roosevelt County is located in Portales. Portales lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Kenna Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Kenna Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Kenna Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Kenna Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Kenna Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Old Kenna Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Kenna Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Kenna.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38294 <6>
  • Spillman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillman Cemetery
    • The Spillman Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spillman Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Kenna.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38463 <6>
  • Elida Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elida Cemetery
    • The Elida Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elida Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Elida.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38045 <6>
  • Boaz Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boaz Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Boaz Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Boaz Cemetery is located in Chaves County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boaz Cemetery is located 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Roswell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37960 <6>
  • Liston Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liston Cemetery is located in Chaves County
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
    • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ingram Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Elida.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38133 <6>
  • Eagle Hill Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Hill Cemetery
    • The Eagle Hill Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eagle Hill Cemetery is located 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Kenna.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38034 <6>
  • Upton Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Upton Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
  • Upton Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Upton Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38496 <6>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west of Kenna.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38272 <6>
    • Benson Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benson Cemetery
      • The Benson Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benson Cemetery is located 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east of Portales.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37951 <6>
    • Richland Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Dora.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38362 <6>
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Dora.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38257 <6>
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bethel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37953 <6>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 5 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Kenna Cemetery.

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

  • Kenna
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
    • Kenna is located in Roosevelt County
  • Elida
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
    • Elida is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elida <7>
  • Dora
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Dora is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <7>
  • Milnesand
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <7>

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 Kenna Cemetery. The following communities are located in Roosevelt County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Elida
  • Kenna

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 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 Kenna 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 Kenna Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #931257  (Kenna Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #931257 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: Kenna
    • County: Roosevelt         Elev: 1361
    • Location given for GNIS #931257 (Kenna Cemetery)

The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/

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 Roosevelt, 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 Kenna Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8423, Longitude: -103.7719       In this case, the coordinates for the Kenna 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>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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