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A visit to the Pleasant 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. 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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery:

34.5351, -103.0738

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Curry County<2>.

The county seat for Curry County is located in Clovis. Clovis lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lawn Haven Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lawn Haven Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Haven Cemetery
  • Texico Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Texico Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico Cemetery
  • Mission Garden Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Farwell Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Old Farwell Cemetery is located in Parmer County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farwell Cemetery
  • Lariat Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lariat Cemetery is located in Parmer County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lariat Cemetery
  • West Camp Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Grady City Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grady City Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grady City Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Grady.
  • Roach Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • The Roach Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
  • Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Bailey County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bailey County Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #235573 <5>
  • Bailey County Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bailey County Cemetery is located in Bailey County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey County Cemetery
    • The Bailey County Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hill Top Cemetery
    • Muleshoe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5465 <5>
  • Mitchel Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mitchel Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchel Cemetery
  • Portales Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Portales Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Portales Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portales.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #168587 <5>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Stockton Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheatland Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Field Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The Field Cemetery is located in Curry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
    • Eiland Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • The Eiland Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eiland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eiland Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Arch.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38037 <5>
    • Arch Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • The Arch Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arch Cemetery is located in Arch.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37944 <5>
    • Lazbuddie Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lazbuddie Cemetery is located in Parmer County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazbuddie Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Texico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clovis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Farwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Farwell is located in Parmer County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <6>
  • Bovina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bovina is located in Parmer County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <6>
  • Bellview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bellview is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
  • Broadview
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Friona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Friona is located in Parmer County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <6>
  • Grady
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Vrain
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Portales
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Muleshoe
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lazbuddie
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Arch
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Arch is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch

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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Curry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bovina
  • Clovis
    • Clovis lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clovis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Friona
    • Friona lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Friona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
  • Grady
    • Grady lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grady.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Muleshoe
  • Portales
  • Saint Vrain
  • Texico

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Curry 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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #893361  (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #893361 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: Curry
      • Est. Elev: 1300 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pleasant Hill
      • Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.5350724     Lon: -103.0738353
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Curry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.