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A visit to the Manzano Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Manzano Cemetery ...

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

34.6467, -106.3450

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Manzano Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Manzano Cemetery is located in Torrance County<2>.

The county seat for Torrance County is located in Estancia. Estancia lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Manzano Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Manzano Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Manzano Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kayser - Eastview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Purcella Eastview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • La Cienega Mission Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Punta de Agua Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Punta de Agua Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punta de Agua Cemetery
  • St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Mountainair.
    • The St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Punta de Agua Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38343 <5>
  • San Antonio Catholic Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The San Antonio Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Catholic Church Cemetery
    • The San Antonio Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Torreon Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38485 <5>
  • Torreon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Torreon Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreon Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Old Tajique Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Tajique Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tajique Cemetery
  • Tajique Catholic Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tajique Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tajique Catholic Church Cemetery
    • The Tajique Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Antonio Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38301 <5>
  • Bosque Peak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountainair Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Alice Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Garland Cemetery is located in Torrance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garland Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Tajique.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266719 <5>
    • San Lorenzo Catholic Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Estancia Memorial Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Estancia Memorial Cemetery is located in Torrance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estancia Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Estancia Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Estancia.
      • The Estancia Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Estancia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38055 <5>
    • Round Top Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chilili New Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Chilili New Cemetery is located in Bernalillo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilili New Cemetery
      • The Chilili New Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cath Cemetery
      • Garland Cemetery
      • St. John Nepomucene Cemetery
      • San Juan Nepomoceno Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38080 <5>
    • Chilili Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Chilili Cemetery is located in Bernalillo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilili Cemetery
      • The Chilili Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gardner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38002 <5>
    • St. John Nepomucene Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Manzano Cemetery.

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

  • Manzano
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Manzano is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzano
  • Torreon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Torreon is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreon
  • Tajique
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountainair
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Abo ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Abo is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Meadow Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
  • Estancia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chilili
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Chilili is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilili
  • Willard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • McIntosh
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ponderosa Pine
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ponderosa Pine is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Pine
  • Valencia
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Valencia is located in Valencia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Rio Communities
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Casa Colorada
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Casa Colorada is located in Valencia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Colorada
    • Peralta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jarales
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bosque Farms
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Lunas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Belen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Belen is located in Valencia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belen <6>
    • Bosque
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Veguita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Contreras
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Contreras is located in Socorro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
    • Las Nutrias
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Las Nutrias is located in Socorro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
    • Isleta Pueblo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Isleta Pueblo is located in Bernalillo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleta Pueblo
    • Isleta
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Manzano Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Torrance County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Manzano Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Torrance 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 Manzano Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #931301  (Manzano Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #931301 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: Torrance
      • Est. Elev: 2091 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Torreon
      • Location given for Manzano Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.6467267     Lon: -106.3450191
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Torrance, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Manzano Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.