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A visit to the Old Fort Sumner 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 Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery (FG ID #38292).

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 Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery:

34.4037, -104.1934

The Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Fort Sumner.

The cemetery is located in DeBaca County<3>.

The county seat for DeBaca County is located in Fort Sumner. Fort Sumner lies just to the north northwest of the Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 5 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeBaca County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Fort Sumner
  • House
    • House lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for House.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • Taiban
    • Taiban lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taiban.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban

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 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 Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to DeBaca 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 Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38292

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #897155  (Old Fort Sumner Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #897155 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: De Baca
      • Est. Elev: 1209 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fort Sumner East
      • Location given for Old Fort Sumner Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.403958     Lon: -104.1933061
      • 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>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- Old Ft. Sumner Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including DeBaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.