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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 Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park (FG ID #2171008)

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 Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park

Lat:   33.3676°   (33° 22' 3")

Lon:   -105.5350°   (-105° 32' 5")

The Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Carrizozo. Carrizozo lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park .

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 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 Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park 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 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Ruidoso Downs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
      • Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <5>
    • Glencoe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollywood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Lincoln County
    • Alto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ruidoso
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
      • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
    • Sun Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
    • Sierra Vista
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
      • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
    • Alpine Cellars Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Cellars Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cellars Village
      • Alpine Cellars Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Carrizo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
      • Carrizo is located in Otero County
    • Bonito
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
      • Bonito is located in Lincoln County
    • Capitan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
      • Capitan is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <5>
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Lincoln
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
      • Hondo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Nogal
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tinnie
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

    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 Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Lincoln County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Capitan
      • Capitan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Capitan.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
    • Carrizozo
    • Lincoln
      • Lincoln lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lincoln.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Nogal
      • Nogal lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nogal.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogal
    • Ruidoso

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Stetson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • San Ysidro Mission Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Coe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coe Cemetery
    • West - Box Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The West - Box Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • The West - Box Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pioneer Little Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West - Box Cemetery
    • Glencoe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glencoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glencoe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glencoe Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Whitetail Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitetail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitetail Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitetail Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38512 <1>
    • San Patricio Catholic Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • St. Jude Catholic Mission Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Griego Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griego Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griego Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griego Cemetery
    • Fritz Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fritz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fritz Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fritz Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Silva Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Silva Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silva Cemetery
      • Nogal Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nogal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nogal Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nogal Cemetery
      • Blazer Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • The Blazer Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blazer Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Mescalero.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blazer Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968711 <1>
      • Blazers Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blazers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blazers Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blazers Cemetery
      • Mescalero Indian Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Casey Ranch Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Escondido Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Escondido Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Escondido Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Escondido Cemetery
      • Picacho Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • The Picacho Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Picacho Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Tinnie.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Picacho Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170676 <1>
      • Encinoso Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Encinoso Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Encinoso Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Encinoso Cemetery

    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 Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park:

    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 Lincoln, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3676, Longitude: -105.5350    
    <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.




 

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