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A visit to the Mares 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 Mares Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mares Cemetery (FG ID #38208)

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 Mares Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.8657°   (34° 51' 56")

Lon:   -108.5693°   (-108° 34' 9")

The Mares Cemetery is located in Cibola County<2>.

The county seat for Cibola County is located in Grants. Grants lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mares Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 6 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Mares Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Atarque Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atarque Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atarque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Atarque Cemetery is located in Cibola County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37946 <1>
  • El Morro Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramah Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mormon Colony Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mormon Colony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mormon Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mormon Colony Cemetery is located in Cibola County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38247 <1>
  • Tinaja Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinaja Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinaja Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tinaja Cemetery is located in Cibola County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38481 <1>
  • Morelos Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morelos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morelos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morelos Cemetery is located in Catron County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38245 <1>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 6 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mares Cemetery.

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

  • Pinehill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Pinehill is located in Cibola County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehill <6>
  • Fence Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ramah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
    • Ramah is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramah <6>
  • Black Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Black Rock is located in McKinley County
  • Hogg Place ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zuni Pueblo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zuni Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
    • Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County

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 Mares Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cibola County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mares Cemetery:

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 Mares Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #891596  (Mares Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #891596 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: Shoemaker Canyon SE
    • County: Cibola         Elev: 2154
    • Location given for GNIS #891596 (Mares Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38208

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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 Cibola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Mares Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8657, Longitude: -108.5693    
<4>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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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