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A visit to the Memdry Gardens ...

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 Memdry Gardens ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memdry Gardens

Lat:   32.7334°   (32° 44' 0")

Lon:   -103.1319°   (-103° 7' 54")

The Memdry Gardens is located in Lea County<2>.

The county seat for Lea County is located in Lovington. Lovington lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Memdry Gardens .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Memdry Gardens.<4>

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

  • Prairie Haven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Haven Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Everglades Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everglades Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everglades Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Everglades Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Knowles Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knowles Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Monument Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Monument Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Crockett Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crockett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Lovington.
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rest Haven Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38358 <5>
  • Lovington Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lovington Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Brunson Memorial Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunson Memorial Cemetery
    • The Brunson Memorial Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brunson Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Eunice.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #310941 <5>
  • Denver City Memorial Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Old Plainview Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Plainview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Plainview Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • Gaines County Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines County Cemetery
      • The Gaines County Cemetery is located in Gaines County (TX)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaines County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Seminole (TX).
      • The Gaines County Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gaines County South Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218389 <5>
    • Gaines County Memorial Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines County Memorial Cemetery
      • The Gaines County Memorial Cemetery is located in Gaines County (TX)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaines County Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Seminole (TX).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218666 <5>
    • King Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • The King Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Tatum.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38152 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Memdry Gardens.

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

  • Hobbs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Air Base City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Base City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
    • Air Base City is located in Lea County
  • Humble City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
    • Humble City is located in Lea County
  • Monument
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Arkansas Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
    • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
  • Jones City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
    • Jones City is located in Lea County
  • Lovington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
    • Lovington is located in Lea County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <6>
  • Eunice
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Denver City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Maypens
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
    • Maypens is located in Lea County
  • Hillburn City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn City
    • Hillburn City is located in Lea County
  • Seminole
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Memdry Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lea County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memdry Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Memdry Gardens:

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 Memdry Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #891836  (Memdry Gardens)
    • Note: GNIS record #891836 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: Hobbs West
    • County: Lea         Elev: 1108
    • Location given for GNIS #891836 (Memdry Gardens)

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

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 Lea, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Memdry Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7334, Longitude: -103.1319       In this case, the coordinates for the Memdry Gardens 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>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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