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A visit to the Martinez Cemetery ...

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 Martinez Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   36.7706°   (36° 46' 14")

Lon:   -103.9222°   (-103° 55' 19")

The Martinez Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Martinez Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Martinez Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Folsom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Folsom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Folsom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Folsom Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Des Moines Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Des Moines Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Des Moines Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Des Moines Catholic Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Des Moines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Des Moines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Des Moines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Des Moines Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Drew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Drew Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Mountainview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountainview Cemetery
    • The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Colfax County
    • The Mountainview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Capulin Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38263 <5>
  • Emery Gap Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Gap Cemetery
    • The Emery Gap Cemetery is located in Union County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emery Gap Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Branson (CO).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365208 <5>
  • Romero Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romero Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Romero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Romero Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
  • Pacheco Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacheco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacheco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pacheco Cemetery is located in Colfax County
  • Johnson Park Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Park Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Johnson Park Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Johnson Park Cemetery is located in Colfax County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Park Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of Raton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237532 <5>
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cejita Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Trinchera Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Trinchera Plaza Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Leyba Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leyba Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leyba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leyba Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57395 <5>
    • Crespin Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crespin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crespin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crespin Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57231 <5>
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Colfax County
    • Sofia Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sofia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sofia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sofia Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Corrumpa Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lucero Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucero Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lucero Cemetery is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57406 <5>

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]<3> of the Martinez Cemetery.

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

  • Capulin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Des Moines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
    • Des Moines is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <7>
  • Folsom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <7>
  • Kiowa ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiowa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Kiowa is located in Colfax County
  • Branson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
    • Branson is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Former name for Branson:
    • Wilson's Switch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <7>
  • Trinchera
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Grenville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
    • Grenville is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <7>
  • Mount Dora
    (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 Martinez Cemetery. The following communities are located in Union County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Martinez 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 Martinez 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 Martinez Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #891653  (Martinez Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #891653 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: Folsom
    • County: Union         Elev: 2056
    • Location given for GNIS #891653 (Martinez Cemetery)

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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 Union, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Martinez Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7706, Longitude: -103.9222       In this case, the coordinates for the Martinez Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.
<7>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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