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A visit to the Rio Lucio Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Rio Lucio Cemetery ...

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

36.1839, -105.7058

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rio Lucio Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Rio Lucio Cemetery is located in Taos County<2>.

The county seat for Taos County is located in Taos. Taos lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Rio Lucio Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rio Lucio Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Rio Lucio Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Picuris Pueblo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Picuris Pueblo Cemetery is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Picuris Pueblo Cemetery is located in Picuris Pueblo.
    • The Picuris Pueblo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Lorenzo de Picuris Parish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405843 <5>
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
  • Morada Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Morada Cemetery is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada Cemetery
  • Virgilio Trujillo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Llano de la Yegua Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Las Trampas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Las Trampas Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Trampas Cemetery
  • San Jose de Gracia Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The San Jose de Gracia Catholic Cemetery is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose de Gracia Catholic Cemetery
    • The San Jose de Gracia Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Las Trampas Cemetery
    • San Jose de Gracia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38415 <5>
  • Las Trampas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ojo Sarco Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinez Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Martinez Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Cemetery
  • El Santuario Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Dixon.
      • The Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dixon Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Embudo Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424075 <5>
    • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Father Kauper Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Father Kauper Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Father Kauper Cemetery
    • Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Llanitos Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Talpa Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Talpa Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa Cemetery
    • Descariso Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Descariso Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Descariso Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • Hart Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hart Cemetery is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rio Lucio Cemetery.

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

  • Penasco
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rio Lucio
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
  • Picuris Pueblo
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
  • Chamisal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Vadito
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Llano
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vallecito
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Trampas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Apodaca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
  • Rinconada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
  • Dixon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Truchas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tres Ritos
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
    • Carson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Talpa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Talpa is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
    • Angostura
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Angostura is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
    • Ranchos de Taos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cordova
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Embudo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Velarde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Rio Lucio Cemetery. The following communities are located in Taos County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Taos
    • Taos lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rio Lucio Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taos.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rio Lucio Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Taos 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 Rio Lucio Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #910246  (Rio Lucio Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #910246 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: Taos
      • Est. Elev: 2279 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Penasco
      • Location given for Rio Lucio Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.1839139     Lon: -105.7058486
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Taos, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rio Lucio 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>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.
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