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The location of the Old New Hope 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 Old New Hope Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Old New Hope Cemetery (FG ID #38296)

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 New Hope Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old New Hope Cemetery

Lat:   33.3207°   (33° 19' 14")

Lon:   -103.7102°   (-103° 42' 36")

The Old New Hope Cemetery is located in Lea County<3>.

The county seat for Lea County is located in Lovington. Lovington lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<4> to the southeast of the Old New Hope Cemetery .

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 New Hope Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Lea 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 New Hope 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 4 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Old New Hope Cemetery.

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

    • Tatum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • McDonald
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillburn City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn City
      • Hillburn City is located in Lea County

    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 New Hope Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lea County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • McDonald
    • Tatum

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

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

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

    • Tatum Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Tatum Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tatum Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Tatum.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tatum Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1083266 <2>
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Plainview Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Plainview Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Plainview Cemetery
    • Eagle Hill Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eagle Hill Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eagle Hill Cemetery is located 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the northwest of Kenna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38034 <2>
    • Cox Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Lea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery

    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 Old New Hope Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #931273  (Old New Hope Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #931273 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: Soldier Hill
      • County: Lea         Elev: 1348
      • Location given for GNIS #931273 (Old New Hope Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38296

    The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

    The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 Lea, 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' (or point-to-point) 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 Old New Hope Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3207, Longitude: -103.7102       In this case, the coordinates for the Old New Hope 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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