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A visit to the Portales 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 Portales Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Portales Cemetery (FG ID #168587)

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 Portales Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Portales Cemetery

Lat:   34.1852°   (34° 11' 6")

Lon:   -103.3197°   (-103° 19' 10")

The cemetery is located in Roosevelt County<2>.

As an estimate, the Portales Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portales.

The county seat for Roosevelt County is located in Portales. Portales lies just to the west southwest of the Portales 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 professional and volunteer 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 Portales 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 Portales 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 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Portales Cemetery.

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

    • Portales
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
      • Portales is located in Roosevelt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <5>
    • Floyd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
    • Dora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
      • Dora is located in Roosevelt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <5>
    • Clovis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Vrain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Farwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Parmer County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <5>
    • Texico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stegall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
      • Stegall is located in Bailey County (TX)
    • Melrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Curry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <5>
    • Elida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
      • Elida is located in Roosevelt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elida <5>
    • Causey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Causey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
      • Causey is located in Roosevelt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Causey <5>

    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 Portales Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roosevelt County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Portales Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Rest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Eiland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eiland Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eiland Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Arch.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eiland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38037 <1>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bethel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37953 <1>
    • Arch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Arch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Arch Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arch Cemetery is located in Arch.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37944 <1>
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Dora.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38257 <1>
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mission Garden Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mission Garden Cemetery is located in Curry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Garden Cemetery
    • Inez Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Inez Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Inez Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Rogers.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inez Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38132 <1>
    • Texico Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Texico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Texico Cemetery is located in Curry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texico Cemetery
    • Lawn Haven Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawn Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawn Haven Cemetery is located in Curry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawn Haven Cemetery
    • Upton Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upton Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38496 <1>
    • Longs Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Longs Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Longs Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Causey.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38189 <1>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Old Farwell Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Farwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Farwell Cemetery is located in Parmer County (TX)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Farwell Cemetery
      • Upton Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Upton Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
      • West Camp Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Memorial Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Curry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
      • Elida Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • The Elida Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elida Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Elida.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elida Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38045 <1>
      • Richland Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • The Richland Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Dora.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38362 <1>
      • North Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Cemetery is located in Curry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Ingram Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ingram Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Elida.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38133 <1>
      • Causey Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • The Causey Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Causey Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Causey.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Causey Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37987 <1>

    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 Portales Cemetery:

    The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/

    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 Roosevelt, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Portales Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1852, Longitude: -103.3197    
    <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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