A visit to the Ramah 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 Ramah Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ramah Cemetery (FG ID #38350).
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 Ramah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ramah Cemetery:
35.1257, -108.4954
The Ramah Cemetery is located in McKinley County<2>.
The county seat for McKinley County is located in Gallup. Gallup lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Ramah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ramah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Ramah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ramah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mormon Colony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- El Morro Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tinaja Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McGaffey Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Torreon Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mares Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pinehaven Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atarque Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Memorial Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
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 Ramah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ramah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ramah
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pinehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Vanderwagen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zuni Pueblo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
- Bread Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continental Divide
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Wingate
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thoreau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Church Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Navajo Wingate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Ramah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Mexico:
- Pages specific to McKinley 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 Ramah Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38350
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #909971 (Ramah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #909971 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: McKinley
- Est. Elev: 2103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ramah
- Location given for Ramah Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1258668 Lon: -108.49563
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including McKinley, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ramah 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |