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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Red Hills Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Red Hills Cemetery (FG ID #38352)

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 Red Hills Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.8576°   (34° 51' 27")

Lon:   -105.5819°   (-105° 34' 54")

The Red Hills Cemetery is located in Torrance County<2>.

The county seat for Torrance County is located in Estancia. Estancia lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Red Hills Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Red Hills Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Torrance 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 Red Hills 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 7 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Red Hills Cemetery.

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

    • Clines Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Encino
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dahlia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahlia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
      • Dahlia is located in Guadalupe County
    • McIntosh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Estancia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Vaughn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moriarty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriarty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriarty
      • Moriarty is located in Torrance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriarty <4>

    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 Red Hills 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 Red Hills Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Encino
      • Encino lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Red Hills Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Encino.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encino
    • Estancia
    • McIntosh
    • Moriarty
    • Vaughn

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Red Hills Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Negra Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Torrance County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Guadalupe Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38096 <1>
    • Encino Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Encino Cemetery is located in Torrance County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Encino Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Encino.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Encino Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38047 <1>
    • Tapia Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Tapia Cemetery is located in San Miguel County
      • The Tapia Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Los Cavos Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tapia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38475 <1>
    • Lucy Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • San Juan Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the San Juan Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The San Juan Cemetery is located in San Miguel County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Juan Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Villanueva.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Juan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38416 <1>
    • Sombrio Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Sombrio Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sombrio Cemetery is located 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south of Vaughn.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sombrio Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38459 <1>
    • Santo Nino de Atocha Church Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • McIntosh Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Torrance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38220 <1>
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Torrance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • San Isidro De Labador Church Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Mt. View Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Torrance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
      • Pinos Wells Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pinos Wells Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • The Pinos Wells Cemetery is located in Torrance County
        • The Pinos Wells Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Pinos Wells Cemetery (South)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinos Wells Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229544 <1>
      • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Estancia Memorial Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • The Estancia Memorial Cemetery is located in Torrance County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Estancia Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Estancia.
        • The Estancia Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Estancia Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estancia Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38055 <1>
      • Duran Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hindi Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • The Hindi Cemetery is located in Torrance County
        • The Hindi Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hindi Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hindi Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38115 <1>
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
        • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Vaughn Evergreen Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129451 <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 Red Hills Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #931296  (Red Hills Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #931296 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: North Lucy
      • County: Torrance         Elev: 1995
      • Location given for GNIS #931296 (Red Hills Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38352

    The official website for Torrance County: www.torrancecountynm.org/

    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 Torrance, 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 Red Hills Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8576, Longitude: -105.5819    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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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