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A visit to the Morelos Cemetery ...


The location of the Morelos Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Morelos Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Morelos Cemetery (FG ID #38245)

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 Morelos Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.5081°   (34° 30' 29")

Lon:   -108.8592°   (-108° 51' 33")

The Morelos Cemetery is located in Catron County<3>.

The county seat for Catron County is located in Reserve. Reserve lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<4> to the south of the Morelos Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Morelos Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Catron 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 Morelos 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 3 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Morelos Cemetery.

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

    • Fence Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Quemado
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Johns
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

    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 Morelos Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Catron County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 5 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Morelos Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Atarque Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atarque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atarque Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atarque Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37946 <2>
    • Quemado Community Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mares Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

    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 Morelos Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #892225  (Morelos Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #892225 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: Moreno Hill
      • County: Catron         Elev: 1927
      • Location given for GNIS #892225 (Morelos Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38245

    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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Catron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Morelos Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5081, Longitude: -108.8592       In this case, the coordinates for the Morelos Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.




 

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