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A visit to the Liston Cemetery ...


The location of the Liston 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 Liston Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.0226°   (34° 1' 21")

Lon:   -103.9202°   (-103° 55' 12")

The Liston Cemetery is located in Chaves County<2>.

The county seat for Chaves County is located in Roswell. Roswell lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Liston 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 helpful 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 Liston Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Chaves 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 Liston 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 4 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Liston Cemetery.

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

    • Kenna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
      • Kenna is located in Roosevelt County
    • Elida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <4>
    • Floyd
      (23 miles [37 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 <4>
    • Taiban
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

    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 Liston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chaves County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Elida
      • Elida lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Liston Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elida.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
    • Kenna
      • Kenna lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Liston Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
    • Taiban

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Liston Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Ingram Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38133 <6>
    • Benson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Benson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37951 <6>
    • Kenna Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kenna Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kenna Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Kenna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenna Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38150 <6>
    • Kenna Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kenna Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenna Cemetery
    • Old Kenna Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<7>
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Old Kenna Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38294 <6>
    • Elida Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Elida Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38045 <6>
    • Upton Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
    • Upton Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38496 <6>
    • Blanco Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blanco Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanco Cemetery
    • Boaz Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boaz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boaz Cemetery is located in Chaves County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boaz Cemetery
    • Spillman Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Spillman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38463 <6>
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • 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.<7>
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37953 <6>
      • Tolar Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Trotter Gravesite
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Taiban Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taiban Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taiban Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taiban Cemetery
      • Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

    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 Liston Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #891105  (Liston Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #891105 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: Rippee Ranch
      • County: Chaves         Elev: 1321
      • Location given for GNIS #891105 (Liston Cemetery)

    The official website for Chaves County: www.co.chaves.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 Chaves, 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 Liston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0226, Longitude: -103.9202       In this case, the coordinates for the Liston 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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