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A visit to the La Bajada Cemetery ...


The location of the La Bajada 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 La Bajada Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.5561°   (35° 33' 21")

Lon:   -106.2409°   (-106° 14' 27")

The La Bajada Cemetery is located in Sandoval County<2>.

The county seat for Sandoval County is located in Bernalillo. Bernalillo lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the La Bajada Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 La Bajada Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Sandoval 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 La Bajada 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 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the La Bajada Cemetery.

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

    • Domingo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domingo
      • Domingo is located in Sandoval County
    • Pena Blanca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pena Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Blanca
      • Pena Blanca is located in Sandoval County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pena Blanca <4>
    • Bonanza City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza City
      • Bonanza City is located in Santa Fe County
    • La Cienega
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cienega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cienega
      • La Cienega is located in Santa Fe County
    • Kewa Pueblo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cochiti Pueblo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sile
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sile
      • Sile is located in Sandoval County
    • Cochiti Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Cerrillos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerrillos
      • Los Cerrillos is located in Santa Fe County
      • Los Cerrillos has also been known as:
      • Cerrillos
    • Madrid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Madrid is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
    • San Felipe Pueblo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Felipe Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe Pueblo
      • San Felipe Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
    • Agua Fria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Eldorado at Santa Fe
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado at Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
        • Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
      • Seton Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Village
        • Seton Village is located in Santa Fe County
      • Algodones
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Diamond Tail Ranch
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Tail Ranch
        • Diamond Tail Ranch is located in Sandoval County
      • Santa Fe
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • White Rock
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
        • White Rock is located in Los Alamos County
      • Galisteo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galisteo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galisteo
        • Galisteo is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galisteo <4>

    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 La Bajada Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sandoval County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the La Bajada Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Pena Blanca Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Pena Blanca Cemetery is located in Sandoval County
      • The Pena Blanca Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pena Blanca Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38318 <6>
    • Rosario Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosario Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosario Cemetery is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosario Cemetery
    • San Jose Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sile Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Sile Cemetery is located in Sandoval County
      • The Sile Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Santa Barbara Cathholic Church de Sile Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sile Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38454 <6>
    • Madrid Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cerrillos Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Cerrillos Protestant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cementerio de Agua Fria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cementerio de Agua Fria is located in Santa Fe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cementerio de Agua Fria is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Santa Fe.
      • The Cementerio de Agua Fria has also been known as:
      • Agua Fria Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio de Agua Fria
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180292 <6>
    • San Isidro Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tejon Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Memorial Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Gardens is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
    • Santa Fe Memorial Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Santa Fe Memorial Gardens is located in Santa Fe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Fe Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Santa Fe.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Fe Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38224 <6>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Algodones Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Guadalupe Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Placitas Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • San Francisco Catholic Church Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Catholic Cemetery of Galisteo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • New Galisteo Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Galisteo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Galisteo Cemetery is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Galisteo Cemetery
      • Old Galisteo Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Galisteo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Galisteo Cemetery is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Galisteo Cemetery
      • Carmelite Monastery Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carmelite Monastery Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Carmelite Monastery Cemetery is located in Santa Fe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmelite Monastery Cemetery is located in Santa Fe.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmelite Monastery Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2470398 <6>
      • Rosario Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Santa Fe National Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 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 La Bajada Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #931211  (La Bajada Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #931211 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: Tetilla Peak
      • County: Sandoval         Elev: 1677
      • Location given for GNIS #931211 (La Bajada Cemetery)

    The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/

    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 Sandoval, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the La Bajada Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5561, Longitude: -106.2409       In this case, the coordinates for the La Bajada 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>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.
    <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>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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