A visit to the Old Kenna 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 Kenna Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Kenna Cemetery (FG ID #38294)
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 Old Kenna Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Kenna Cemetery has been estimated.<3>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Kenna Cemetery
Lat: 33.8345° (33° 50' 4")
Lon: -103.7539° (-103° 45' 14")
The cemetery is located in Roosevelt County<4>.
As an estimate, the Old Kenna Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Kenna.
The county seat for Roosevelt County is located in Portales. Portales lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast of the Old Kenna Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Old Kenna Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Kenna Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kenna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenna Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kenna Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
- Kenna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spillman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elida Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liston Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liston Cemetery is located in Chaves County
- Ingram Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eagle Hill Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Upton Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Upton Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38496 <1>
- Upton Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Upton Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
- Benson Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Richland Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 5 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Old Kenna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Kenna Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kenna
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Milnesand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <7>
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 Kenna Cemetery. The following communities are located in Roosevelt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Kenna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elida
- Kenna
- Kenna lies less than 2 miles<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Kenna Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
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 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 Kenna Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Mexico:
- Pages specific to Roosevelt 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 Old Kenna Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Kenna Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #892867 (Old Kenna Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #892867 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: Kenna
- County: Roosevelt Elev: 1397
- Location given for GNIS #892867 (Old Kenna Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38294
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Old Kenna Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8345, Longitude: -103.7539 In this case, the coordinates for the Old Kenna Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |