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A visit to the Luna 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 Luna Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Luna Cemetery (FG ID #1983526)

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 Luna Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.8233°   (33° 49' 23")

Lon:   -108.9498°   (-108° 56' 59")

The cemetery is located in Catron County<2>.

As an estimate, the Luna Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Luna.

The county seat for Catron County is located in Reserve. Reserve lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Luna Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Luna Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Catron County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Luna Cemetery.

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

    • Luna
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Alpine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Reserve
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cruzville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzville
      • Cruzville is located in Catron County
    • Blue
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nutrioso
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Apache Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Creek
      • Apache Creek is located in Catron County
    • Sprucedale ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
      • Sprucedale is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Aragon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Eagar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagar
      • Eagar is located in Apache County (AZ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagar <4>
    • Springerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

    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 Luna Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Catron County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Luna Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Alpine City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Spur Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Reserve Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reserve Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reserve Cemetery is located in Catron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reserve Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38357 <1>
    • Blue Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxwell Family Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Maxwell Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Maxwell Family Cemetery is located in Apache County (AZ)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maxwell Family Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Nutrioso (AZ).
      • The Maxwell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maxwell Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57060 <1>
    • Apache Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nutrioso Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Schultz Gravesite
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57044 <1>
    • Butler Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Butler Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Apache County (AZ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56983 <1>
    • Aragon Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Eagar Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Burk Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Burk Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Burk Cemetery is located in Apache County (AZ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burk Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216553 <1>
      • Becker Family Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Becker Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Becker Family Cemetery is located in Apache County (AZ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becker Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216549 <1>
      • Cooney Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cooney Cemetery is located in Catron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooney Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38011 <1>
      • Cooney Tomb
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooney Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cooney Tomb is located in Catron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooney Tomb
      • Mogollon Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mogollon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Mogollon Cemetery is located in Catron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mogollon Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38236 <1>

    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 Luna Cemetery:

    The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Catron, 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 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 Luna Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8233, Longitude: -108.9498    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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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