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A visit to the Sandia Memory Gardens ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sandia Memory Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sandia Memory Gardens (FG ID #746250)

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 Sandia Memory Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandia Memory Gardens

Lat:   35.1892°   (35° 11' 21")

Lon:   -106.5763°   (-106° 34' 34")

The Sandia Memory Gardens is located in Bernalillo County<2>.

The county seat for Bernalillo County is located in Albuquerque. Albuquerque lies just to the south southwest of the Sandia Memory Gardens .

Name Variations for Sandia Memory Gardens ...

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.

Sandia Memory Gardens has also been known as:

  • Sandia Memorial Gardens

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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Sandia Memory Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandia Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandia Memory Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandia Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • North Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley
    • North Valley is located in Bernalillo County
  • Alameda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Corrales
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandia Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pueblo of Sandia Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo of Sandia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo of Sandia Village
    • Pueblo of Sandia Village is located in Sandoval County
  • Hoffmantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Albuquerque
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinez Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Town
    • Martinez Town is located in Bernalillo County
  • Mesa Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Village
    • Mesa Village is located in Bernalillo County
  • Paradise Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Old Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Bernalillo County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bernalillo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernalillo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernalillo
      • Bernalillo is located in Sandoval County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernalillo <6>
    • Canada Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Village
      • Canada Village is located in Bernalillo County
    • Carnuel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnuel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnuel
      • Carnuel is located in Bernalillo County
    • Rio Rancho
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Placitas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placitas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placitas
      • Placitas is located in Sandoval County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placitas <6>
    • Cedar Crest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
      • Cedar Crest is located in Bernalillo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Crest <6>
    • Canoncito
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sandia Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • South Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
      • South Valley is located in Bernalillo County
    • Tijeras
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tijeras have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
      • Tijeras is located in Bernalillo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tijeras <6>
    • Diamond Tail Ranch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Sandia Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bernalillo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandia Memory Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sandia Memory Gardens:

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 Sandia Memory Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2054970  (Sandia Memorial Gardens)
    • Note: GNIS record #2054970 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: Alameda
    • County: Bernalillo         Elev: 1594
    • Location given for GNIS #2054970 (Sandia Memorial Gardens)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #746250

The official website for Bernalillo County: www.bernco.gov/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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 Bernalillo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Sandia Memory Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1892, Longitude: -106.5763    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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