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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. 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 Ramah Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.1257°   (35° 7' 32")

Lon:   -108.4954°   (-108° 29' 43")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ramah 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
      • Ramah is located in McKinley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramah <5>
    • Pinehill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
      • Pinehill is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehill <5>
    • Black Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
      • Black Rock is located in McKinley County
    • Vanderwagen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Zuni Pueblo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zuni Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
      • Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County
    • Bread Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
      • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
    • Church Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Navajo Wingate Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Wingate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Wingate Village
      • Navajo Wingate Village is located in McKinley County
    • 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Ramah Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mormon Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mormon Colony Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mormon Colony Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38247 <1>
    • El Morro Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tinaja Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinaja Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tinaja Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinaja Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38481 <1>
    • McGaffey Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGaffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGaffey Cemetery is located in McKinley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGaffey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38219 <1>
    • Torreon Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Torreon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Torreon Cemetery is located in McKinley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torreon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38487 <1>
    • Mares Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pinehaven Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pinehaven Cemetery is located in McKinley County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pinehaven Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Gallup.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehaven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38324 <1>
    • Atarque Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atarque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atarque Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atarque Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37946 <1>
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Memorial Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pioneer Memorial Park is located in Cibola County
      • The Pioneer Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Bluewater Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37958 <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 Ramah Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #909971  (Ramah Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #909971 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ramah
      • County: McKinley         Elev: 2103
      • Location given for GNIS #909971 (Ramah Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38350

    The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

    The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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 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 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 Ramah Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1257, Longitude: -108.4954    
    <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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