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A visit to the Lone Mesa Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lone Mesa Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lone Mesa Cemetery (FG ID #38187).

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Lone Mesa Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lone Mesa Cemetery:

34.6381, -104.0761

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lone Mesa Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Lone Mesa Cemetery is located in Quay County<3>.

The county seat for Quay County is located in Tucumcari. Tucumcari lies 41 miles [66 km]<4> to the north northeast of the Lone Mesa Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lone Mesa Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Lone Mesa Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Gerhardt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Gerhardt Cemetery is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhardt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gerhardt Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northeast of Fort Sumner.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38082 <1>
  • House Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The House Cemetery is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
  • Hassell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hassell Cemetery is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell Cemetery
    • The Hassell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hassell Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38107 <1>
  • House Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
  • La Lande Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The La Lande Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Lande Cemetery
  • Ft. Sumner Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ft. Sumner Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Sumner Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Sumner Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Fort Sumner.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38074 <1>
  • Taiban Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Taiban Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban Cemetery
  • Ima Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Trotter Gravesite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tolar Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alamo Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southeast of Fort Sumner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38292 <1>
    • McAlister Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Browning Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruth Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Salado Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Salado Creek Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
    • West Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Lone Mesa Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lone Mesa Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • House
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fort Sumner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Taiban
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • McAlister
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lake Sumner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Sumner is located in DeBaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sumner
  • Ragland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ragland is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Weber City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Weber City is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Melrose
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Lone Mesa Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Quay County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Lone Mesa Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Quay County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 Lone Mesa Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38187

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #891269  (Lone Mesa Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #891269 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Quay
      • Est. Elev: 1390 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hassell
      • Location given for Lone Mesa Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.6381202     Lon: -104.0760822
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Quay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lone Mesa Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.