A visit to the Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Santa Cruz Cemetery (FG ID #38437).
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 Santa Cruz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Santa Cruz Cemetery:
35.9922, -106.0472
The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County<2>.
. Tierra Amarilla lies 56 miles [90.1 km]
<3> to the north northwest of the Santa Cruz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Santa Cruz Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Santa Cruz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Santa Cruz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Womens Club Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Santa Clara Pueblo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- La Puebla Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- San Pedro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mesa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Mesa Cemetery is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mesa Cemetery
- Nuestra Senora de Dolores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- El Potrero de Chimayo Holy Family Parish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- San Ildefonso Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Villita Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cundiyo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cundiyo Cemetery is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiyo Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Santo Domingo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rio Chiquito Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Campo Santo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Campo Santo Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Santo Cemetery
- Cordova Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Cordova Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Cemetery
- San Miguel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The San Miguel Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel Cemetery
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Llanitos Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Santa Cruz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Santa Cruz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Santa Cruz
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sombrillo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
- Cuartelez
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Santo Nino
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Espanola
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- El Valle de Arroyo Seco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arroyo Seco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Puebla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ohkay Owingeh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- San Juan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
- Chimayo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pojoaque
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chamita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- El Duende
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hernandez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alcalde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- La Villita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pajarito
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Ildefonso Pueblo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Ildefonso Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ildefonso Pueblo
- El Rancho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- El Rancho is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho
- Jaconita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jaconita is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaconita
- Jacona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rio Chiquito
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
- Cuyamungue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cundiyo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Los Luceros
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Estaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Santa Clara Pueblo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
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 Santa Cruz Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rio Arriba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Santa Cruz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38437
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #931263 (Santa Cruz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #931263 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: 1726 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Espanola
- Location given for Santa Cruz Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9922457 Lon: -106.0472452
- 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> | 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Santa Cruz 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |