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A visit to the San Miguel 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 San Miguel Cemetery ...

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

36.9586, -106.1484

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

The San Miguel Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County<2>.

. Tierra Amarilla lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the San Miguel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the San Miguel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the San Miguel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Ortiz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Ortiz Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ortiz Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Ortiz Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Antonito (CO).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360226 <5>
  • Ortiz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ortiz Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz Cemetery
  • Mogote Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mogote Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote Cemetery
    • The Mogote Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mogote Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery
    • The Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Las Mesitas Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57389 <5>
  • Martinez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Martinez Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Martinez Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Antonito (CO).
    • The Martinez Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267023 <5>
  • Fox Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fox Creek Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek Cemetery
  • San Antonio Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The San Antonio Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Antonio Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Antonito (CO).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57537 <5>
  • Antonio Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Antonio Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonio Cemetery
  • Warshaver Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Warshaver Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warshaver Cemetery
  • Conejos Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Conejos Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejos Cemetery
  • Lobatos Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lobatos Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobatos Cemetery
  • Nance Family Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nance Family Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nance Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Manassa (CO).
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Manassa Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Manassa Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Manassa Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Manassa Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Manassa (CO).
    • Soward Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Soward Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soward Cemetery
    • New Manassa Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Manassa Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manassa Cemetery
    • Tusas Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Tusas Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusas Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Chama Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Chama Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama Cemetery
    • Sanford Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sanford Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
    • Capulin Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Capulin Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the San Miguel Cemetery.

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

  • Lava ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
  • Sublette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
  • Ortiz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ortiz is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
  • Mogote
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mogote is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
  • Paisaje
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Paisaje is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisaje
  • Antonito
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Conejos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Osier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
  • Romeo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Romeo is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <6>
  • Cumbres
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
  • Manassa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Manassa is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <6>
  • Bountiful
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bountiful is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lobato ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
    • Capulin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Tres Piedras
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanford is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <6>
    • La Jara
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • La Jara is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <6>
    • Chama
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <6>

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 Miguel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rio Arriba County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Antonito
  • Chama
  • La Jara

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 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 San Miguel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Rio Arriba 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 Miguel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #931259  (San Miguel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #931259 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: Rio Arriba
      • Est. Elev: 2520 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bighorn Peak
      • Location given for San Miguel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.9586244     Lon: -106.1483577
      • 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 Rio Arriba, 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- San Miguel 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.