RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New Mexico >> Otero County >> Marcia CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
New Mexico

The Commemorative Quarter for New Mexico





A visit to the Marcia Cemetery ...


The location of the Marcia 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 Marcia Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.8284°   (32° 49' 42")

Lon:   -105.7550°   (-105° 45' 17")

The Marcia Cemetery is located in Otero County<2>.

The county seat for Otero County is located in Alamogordo. Alamogordo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Marcia 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 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 Marcia Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Otero 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 Marcia 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 12 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Marcia Cemetery.

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

    • Sunspot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
      • Sunspot is located in Otero County
    • Cloudcroft
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
    • High Rolls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
      • High Rolls is located in Otero County
    • Sacramento
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Alamogordo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
      • Alamogordo is located in Otero County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <4>
    • Weed
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hortonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
      • Hortonville is located in Otero County
    • Boles Acres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
      • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
    • Timberon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberon
      • Timberon is located in Otero County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberon <4>
    • La Luz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayhill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

    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 Marcia Cemetery. The following communities are located in Otero County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Marcia Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Bass Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bass Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Cemetery
    • Carner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Carner Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carner Cemetery
    • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Monte Vista Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • James Canyon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jeffers Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • White Dove of the Desert Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Weed Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Weed Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weed Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Our Lady of the Light Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • La Luz Community Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayhill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Mountain Acres Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Acres Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Acres Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain Acres Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Acres Cemetery
      • Sixteen Springs Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixteen Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sixteen Springs Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixteen Springs Cemetery
      • Agua Chiquita Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • The Agua Chiquita Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • The Agua Chiquita Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Miller Flats Road Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agua Chiquita Cemetery
      • Aqua Chiquita
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • The Aqua Chiquita is located in Chaves County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aqua Chiquita
      • Lusk Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lusk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lusk Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lusk Cemetery
      • Avis Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • The Avis Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avis Cemetery
      • Mescalero Indian Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Blazer Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • The Blazer Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blazer Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Mescalero.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blazer Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968711 <6>
      • Blazers Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blazers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blazers Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blazers 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 Marcia Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1988160  (Marcia Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1988160 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: Sacramento Peak
      • County: Otero         Elev: 2528
      • Location given for GNIS #1988160 (Marcia Cemetery)

    The official website for Otero County: www.co.otero.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 Otero, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Marcia Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8284, Longitude: -105.7550       In this case, the coordinates for the Marcia 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.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024