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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pioneer Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pioneer Memorial Park (FG ID #37958)

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 Pioneer Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pioneer Memorial Park

Lat:   35.2428°   (35° 14' 34")

Lon:   -107.9685°   (-107° 58' 6")

The Pioneer Memorial Park is located in Cibola County<2>.

The county seat for Cibola County is located in Grants. Grants lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Pioneer Memorial Park .

Name Variations for Pioneer Memorial Park ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Pioneer Memorial Park has also been known as:

  • Bluewater Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Pioneer Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Cibola 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 Pioneer Memorial Park 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 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Pioneer Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pioneer Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Milan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Cibola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
    • Grants
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
      • Grants is located in Cibola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
      • Former name for Grants:
      • Grants Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <5>
    • Prewitt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • San Rafael
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
      • San Rafael is located in Cibola County
    • Thoreau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Smith Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Acomita Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acomita Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acomita Lake
      • Acomita Lake is located in Cibola County
    • San Fidel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Continental Divide
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • West Village
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
        • West Village is located in Cibola County
      • North Acomita Village
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Acomita Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Acomita Village
        • North Acomita Village is located in Cibola County
      • Cubero
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Seama
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seama have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seama
        • Seama is located in Cibola County
      • Harrisburg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
        • Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
      • Encinal
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinal
        • Encinal is located in Cibola 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 Pioneer Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Cibola County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pioneer Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Grants
    • Milan
      • Milan lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Pioneer Memorial Park.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 11 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Pioneer Memorial Park.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pioneer Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Grants Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Grants Memorial Park is located in Cibola County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grants Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Grants.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grants Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973025 <1>
    • Porter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • La Morada Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The La Morada Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Morada Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of San Rafael.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Morada Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154048 <1>
    • Tinaja Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinaja Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tinaja Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinaja Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38481 <1>
    • San Fidel Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the San Fidel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The San Fidel Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Fidel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38402 <1>
    • El Morro Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New York Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Budville Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Budville Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • The Budville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Cubero Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Budville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37968 <1>
    • Mormon Colony Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mormon Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mormon Colony Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mormon Colony Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38247 <1>
    • Cubero Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cubero Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • The Cubero Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Cubero Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cubero Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #209178 <1>
    • Ramah Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

    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 Pioneer Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #903962  (Bluewater Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #903962 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: Milan
      • County: Cibola         Elev: 2024
      • Location given for GNIS #903962 (Bluewater Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #37958

    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 Cibola, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pioneer Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2428, Longitude: -107.9685    
    <4>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.
    <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.
    <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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