A visit to the Mormon Colony 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 Mormon Colony Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mormon Colony Cemetery (FG ID #38247).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Mormon Colony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mormon Colony Cemetery:
35.1731, -108.4667
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mormon Colony Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Mormon Colony Cemetery is located in Cibola County<3>.
The county seat for Cibola County is located in Grants. Grants lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<4> to the east of the Mormon Colony Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mormon Colony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Mormon Colony Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mormon Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ramah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- El Morro Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tinaja Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGaffey Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Torreon Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pinehaven Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinehaven Cemetery is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehaven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pinehaven Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the south of Gallup.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38324 <1>
- Mares Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Memorial Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Memorial Park is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Memorial Park
- The Pioneer Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Bluewater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37958 <1>
- Gallup City Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gallup City Cemetery is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gallup City Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Gallup.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Mormon Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mormon Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ramah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vanderwagen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Continental Divide
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bread Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
- Fort Wingate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thoreau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zuni Pueblo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Rock is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Church Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Navajo Wingate Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Prewitt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gallup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Mormon Colony Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cibola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mormon Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gallup
- Gallup lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mormon Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gallup.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
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 Mormon Colony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Mexico:
- Pages specific to Cibola County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Mormon Colony Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38247
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #908915 (Mormon Colony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #908915 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Cibola
- Est. Elev: 2121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ramah
- Location given for Mormon Colony Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1730879 Lon: -108.4667406
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mormon Colony Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |