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A visit to the San Jose Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the San Jose Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The San Jose Cemetery (FG ID #38414).

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 San Jose Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the San Jose Cemetery:

35.8700, -105.4187

The San Jose Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Rociada.

The cemetery is located in San Miguel County<3>.

The county seat for San Miguel County is located in Las Vegas. Las Vegas lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast of the San Jose Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the San Jose Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the San Jose Cemetery.<4>

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

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]<2> of the San Jose Cemetery.

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

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 San Jose Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Miguel County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The San Jose Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Las Vegas
  • Montezuma
  • Mora
    • Mora lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the San Jose Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 San Jose Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to San Miguel 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 San Jose Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38414

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #910635  (San Jose Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #910635 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: San Miguel
      • Est. Elev: 2385 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rociada
      • Location given for San Jose Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.8700344     Lon: -105.4180694
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>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- San Jose Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Sapello and South Carmen. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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