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A visit to the Progresso 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 Progresso Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Progresso Cemetery (FG ID #38338).

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 Progresso Cemetery ...

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

34.4778, -105.8811

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Progresso Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Progresso Cemetery is located in Torrance County<3>.

The county seat for Torrance County is located in Estancia. Estancia lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the north northwest of the Progresso Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Progresso Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Progresso Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Farmer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Willard Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Willard Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
  • Lucy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • El Rosario Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The El Rosario Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rosario Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the El Rosario Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Willard.
    • The El Rosario Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Willard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38513 <1>
  • Round Top Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedarvale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinos Wells Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Pinos Wells Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Wells Cemetery
    • The Pinos Wells Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pinos Wells Cemetery (South)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229544 <1>
  • Pinos Wells Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • White Lake Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The White Lake Cemetery is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake Cemetery
  • Estancia Memorial Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Estancia Memorial Cemetery is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estancia Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Estancia Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Estancia.
    • The Estancia Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Estancia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38055 <1>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountainair Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • St. Alice Catholic Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Negra Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Punta de Agua Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Punta de Agua Cemetery is located in Torrance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punta de Agua Cemetery
    • St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Torrance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the north of Mountainair.
      • The St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Punta de Agua Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38343 <1>
    • San Lorenzo Catholic Church Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • La Cienega Mission Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Encino Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Encino Cemetery is located in Torrance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encino Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Encino Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Encino.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38047 <1>
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Torrance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Guadalupe Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Encino.
      • The Guadalupe Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Encino Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38096 <1>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Progresso Cemetery.

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

  • Willard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarvale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountainair
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Estancia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Corona
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Claunch
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Encino
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • McIntosh
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Manzano
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Manzano is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzano
  • Abo ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Abo is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Tajique
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Torreon
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Torreon is located in Torrance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreon

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 Progresso Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Torrance County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Progresso Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Torrance 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 Progresso Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38338

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #931300  (Progresso Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #931300 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: Torrance
      • Est. Elev: 1888 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Progresso
      • Location given for Progresso Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.4778452     Lon: -105.8811214
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Torrance, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Progresso Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.