A visit to the Placitas Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Placitas Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Placitas Hill Cemetery
Lat: 32.6644° (32° 39' 51")
Lon: -107.1749° (-107° 10' 29")
The Placitas Hill Cemetery is located in Dona Ana County<1>.
The county seat for Dona Ana County is located in Las Cruces. Las Cruces lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Placitas Hill Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Placitas Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Mexico:
- Pages specific to Dona Ana County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Luna County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Sierra County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of New Mexico
- Cemeteries of Dona Ana County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for New Mexico
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for New Mexico
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of New Mexico
- Cemeteries of Dona Ana
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Placitas Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Hatch
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Hatch is located in Dona Ana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <4>
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
- Rincon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <4>
- Tonuco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Arrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrey
- Arrey is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrey <4>
- Nutt ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt
- Nutt is located in Luna County
- Radium Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Springs
- Radium Springs is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radium Springs <4>
- Caballo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caballo
- Caballo is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caballo <4>
- Leasburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Lake Valley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
- Lake Valley is located in Sierra County
- Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Las Palomas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palomas
- Las Palomas is located in Sierra County
- Dona Ana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dona Ana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dona Ana
- Dona Ana is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dona Ana <4>
- Cutter ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
- Las Palomas
- Hatch
- Hatch lies less than 2 miles<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Placitas Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hatch.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Hillsboro
- Hillsboro lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Placitas Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hillsboro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Rodey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rodey Cemetery is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodey Cemetery
- Rincon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rincon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rincon Cemetery is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rincon Cemetery
- Caballo Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caballo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Caballo Cemetery is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caballo Cemetery
- Palomas Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Palomas Cemetery is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palomas Cemetery
- Cutter Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cutter Cemetery is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutter Cemetery
- Ft. Cummings Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- The Ft. Cummings Cemetery is located in Luna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Cummings Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38073 <6>
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Placitas Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Placitas Hill 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 Placitas Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dona Ana County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Placitas Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 6 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Placitas Hill Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Placitas Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dona Ana County: www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Dona Ana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Placitas Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6644, Longitude: -107.1749 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |