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A visit to the Obar 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 Obar Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Obar Cemetery (FG ID #38282)

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 Obar Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.5201°   (35° 31' 12")

Lon:   -103.2032°   (-103° 12' 11")

The Obar Cemetery is located in Quay County<2>.

The county seat for Quay County is located in Tucumcari. Tucumcari lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Obar Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Obar Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Quay County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Obar Cemetery.

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

    • Nara Visa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Logan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cummings Place
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Place
      • Cummings Place is located in Quay County
    • Glenrio ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenrio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrio
      • Glenrio is located in Quay County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenrio <4>
    • Glenrio ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenrio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrio
      • Glenrio is located in Deaf Smith County (TX)
    • Amistad
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Boise ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
      • Boise is located in Oldham County (TX)
    • San Jon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

    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 Obar Cemetery. The following communities are located in Quay County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Obar Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Nara Visa Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cherokee Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Cherokee Valley Cemetery is located in Quay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38000 <1>
    • Logan Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vigil Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Anniston Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Alamosa Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alamosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alamosa Cemetery is located in Harding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alamosa Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37935 <1>
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmount Cemetery
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosebud Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Endee Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Amistad Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amistad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amistad Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amistad Cemetery
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Bard Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bryantine Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryantine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bryantine Cemetery is located in Harding County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryantine Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37967 <1>
      • Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • San Jon Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The San Jon Cemetery is located in Quay County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Jon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in San Jon.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jon Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38408 <1>
      • Cejita Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cejita Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Cejita Cemetery is located in Harding County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cejita Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37994 <1>

    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 Obar Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #892804  (Obar Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #892804 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: Obar
      • County: Union         Elev: 1246
      • Location given for GNIS #892804 (Obar Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38282

    The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 Quay, 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 Obar Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5201, Longitude: -103.2032    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <7>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.




 

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