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A visit to the Las Palas Cemetery ...


The location of the Las Palas 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 Las Palas Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.5851°   (33° 35' 6")

Lon:   -105.1817°   (-105° 10' 54")

The Las Palas Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Carrizozo. Carrizozo lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the west of the Las Palas Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Las Palas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Las Palas 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 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Las Palas Cemetery.

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

    • Arabela
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabela
      • Arabela is located in Lincoln County
    • Bluewater
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lincoln
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
    • Hondo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tinnie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Picacho
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Glencoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
      • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
    • Capitan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
      • Capitan is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <4>
    • Ruidoso Downs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
      • Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <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 Las Palas Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lincoln County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Las Palas Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Escondido Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Escondido Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Escondido Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Escondido Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Fritz Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fritz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fritz Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fritz Cemetery
    • Griego Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griego Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griego Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griego Cemetery
    • St. Jude Catholic Mission Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • San Patricio Catholic Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Casey Ranch Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Picacho Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Picacho Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Picacho Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Tinnie.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Picacho Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170676 <6>
    • Encinoso Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Encinoso Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Encinoso Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Encinoso Cemetery
    • Coe Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coe Cemetery
    • Glencoe Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glencoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glencoe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glencoe Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • San Ysidro Mission Church Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Patos Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Patos Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patos Cemetery
      • Silva Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Silva Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silva Cemetery
      • Stetson Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West - Box Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The West - Box Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • The West - Box Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Pioneer Little Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West - Box Cemetery
      • Carrabajal Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrabajal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carrabajal Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrabajal Cemetery
      • Reventon Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reventon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reventon Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reventon Cemetery
      • Nogal Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nogal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nogal Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nogal 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 Las Palas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1985397  (Las Palas Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1985397 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: Arabela
      • County: Lincoln         Elev: 1693
      • Location given for GNIS #1985397 (Las Palas Cemetery)

    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 Lincoln, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Las Palas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5851, Longitude: -105.1817       In this case, the coordinates for the Las Palas 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.




 

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