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A visit to the Kirtland Cemetery ...


The location of the Kirtland Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Kirtland Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kirtland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   36.7458°   (36° 44' 44")

Lon:   -108.3848°   (-108° 23' 5")

The Kirtland Cemetery is located in San Juan County<2>.

The county seat for San Juan County is located in Aztec. Aztec lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Kirtland Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Kirtland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to San Juan 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 Kirtland 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 13 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Kirtland Cemetery.

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

    • Fruitland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Nenahnezad
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nenahnezad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenahnezad
      • Nenahnezad is located in San Juan County
    • Kirtland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirtland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland
      • Kirtland is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirtland <4>
    • Ojo Amarillo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ojo Amarillo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Amarillo
      • Ojo Amarillo is located in San Juan County
    • Upper Fruitland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fruitland
      • Upper Fruitland is located in San Juan County
    • Farmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Napi HQ
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napi HQ. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napi HQ
      • Napi HQ is located in San Juan County
    • La Plata
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiprock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Flora Vista
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Vista
      • Flora Vista is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora Vista <4>
    • Bloomfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in San Juan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
    • Aztec
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
      • Aztec is located in San Juan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <4>
    • Huerfano
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huerfano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerfano
      • Huerfano is located in San Juan County

    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 Kirtland Cemetery. The following communities are located in San Juan County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Kirtland Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Waterflow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterflow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waterflow Cemetery is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterflow Cemetery
    • Jewett Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Navajo Methodist Mission Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in San Juan County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Farmington.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38094 <7>
    • Dustin Masonic Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dustin Masonic Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dustin Masonic Memorial Park is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dustin Masonic Memorial Park
    • Memory Gardens of Farmington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Memory Gardens of Farmington is located in San Juan County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens of Farmington is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Farmington.
      • The Memory Gardens of Farmington has also been known as:
      • Farmington Memory Gardens
      • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      • Memory Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens of Farmington
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973605 <7>
    • La Plata Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The La Plata Cemetery is located in San Juan County
      • The La Plata Cemetery has also been known as:
      • LaPlata Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Plata Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38172 <7>
    • Shiprock Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Flora Vista Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenhorn Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Greenhorn Cemetery is located in San Juan County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenhorn Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of La Plata.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenhorn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38093 <7>
    • Aztec Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hammond Cemetery is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Cedar Hill Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Cedar Hill Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blanco - Turley Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanco - Turley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blanco - Turley Cemetery is located in San Juan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanco - Turley Cemetery
      • Marvel Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Marvel Cemetery is located in La Plata County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvel Cemetery

    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 Kirtland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #890724  (Kirtland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #890724 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: Fruitland
      • County: San Juan         Elev: 1589
      • Location given for GNIS #890724 (Kirtland Cemetery)

    The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.nm.us/

    The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kirtland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7458, Longitude: -108.3848       In this case, the coordinates for the Kirtland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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>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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