A visit to the Saint Marys Cemetery ...

The location of the St. Marys Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Marys Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The St. Marys Cemetery (FG ID #38390)

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 St. Marys Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery

Lat:   33.4376°   (33° 26' 15")

Lon:   -104.4883°   (-104° 29' 17")

The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chaves County<3>.

The county seat for Chaves County is located in Roswell. Roswell lies just to the southwest of the St. Marys 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 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 St. Marys Cemetery:

• Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Chaves County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Find-A-Grave:
  • The St. Marys Cemetery (FG ID #38390)
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of New Mexico
  • Cemeteries of Chaves County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for New Mexico
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for New Mexico
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of New Mexico
  • Cemeteries of Chaves
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the St. Marys 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 3 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of the St. Marys Cemetery.

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

• Roswell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <5>
• Dexter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <5>
• Hagerman
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman
  • Hagerman is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerman <5>

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 St. Marys Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chaves County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Dexter
  • Dexter lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dexter.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
• Hagerman
  • Hagerman lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hagerman.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman
• Roswell
  • Roswell lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roswell.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 7 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<6>

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

• Memory Lawn Memorial Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • The Memory Lawn Memorial Park is located in Chaves County
  • The Memory Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
  • Memory Lawn Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Lawn Memorial Park
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963097 <2>
• South Park Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • The South Park Cemetery is located in Chaves County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Park Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Roswell.
  • The South Park Cemetery has also been known as:
  • South Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Park Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38461 <2>
• Eden Valley Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • The Eden Valley Cemetery is located in Chaves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Valley Cemetery
• Frazier Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Frazier Cemetery is located in Chaves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery
• Hagerman Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • The Hagerman Cemetery is located in Chaves County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hagerman Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Hagerman.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagerman Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38102 <2>
• Hagerman Masonic Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • The Hagerman Masonic Cemetery is located in Chaves County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hagerman Masonic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Hagerman.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagerman Masonic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336162 <2>
• Lake Arthur Cemetery
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • The Lake Arthur Cemetery is located in Chaves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Arthur Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38173 <2>

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 St. Marys Cemetery:

• Referenced GNIS Record ...
• GNIS ID #894282  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #894282 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: Bitter Lake
  • County: Chaves         Elev: 1083
  • Location given for GNIS #894282 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
• Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38390

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chaves County: www.co.chaves.nm.us/

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

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>	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.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Chaves, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>	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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Marys Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4376, Longitude: -104.4883       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.