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Introduction ...

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.0809°   (33° 4' 51")

Lon:   -106.0180°   (-106° 1' 4")

The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Otero County<1>.

The county seat for Otero County is located in Alamogordo. Alamogordo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .

Name Variations for Sacred Heart Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Tularosa Catholic Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Otero 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 Sacred Heart 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 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

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

    • Tularosa
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • La Luz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • High Rolls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
      • High Rolls is located in Otero County
    • Alamogordo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
      • Alamogordo is located in Otero County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <3>
    • Mountain Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
    • Mescalero
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cloudcroft
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Boles Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
      • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
    • Carrizo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
      • Carrizo is located in Otero County
    • Sunspot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
      • Sunspot is located in Otero County
    • Hollywood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Lincoln County
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Alpine Cellars Village
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Ruidoso
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruidoso Downs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 <3>
      • Sun Valley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
        • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County

    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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otero County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sacred Heart Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<5>

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

    • La Luz Community Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Our Lady of the Light Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • White Dove of the Desert Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Walters Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walters Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38504 <6>
    • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Monte Vista Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mescalero Indian Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Blazer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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 <6>
    • Blazers Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Bass Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bass Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Cemetery
    • Marcia Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marcia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marcia Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcia Cemetery
    • James Canyon Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Sixteen Springs Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixteen Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sixteen Springs Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixteen Springs Cemetery
      • Whitetail Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • 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 <6>
      • Forest Lawn Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Carner Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Carner Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carner Cemetery
      • Parker Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • The Parker Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery

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

    The official website for Otero County: www.co.otero.nm.us/

    The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Otero, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sacred Heart Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0809, Longitude: -106.0180    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <6>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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