A visit to the Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz Cemetery ...
The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in Taos County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Cementerio del Pueblo de Truchas Cemetery
- El Santuario Cemetery
- Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Father Kauper Cemetery
- Griego Cemetery
- The Griego Cemetery is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griego Cemetery
- Las Trampas Cemetery
- The Las Trampas Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Trampas Cemetery
- Las Trampas Cemetery
- Llanitos Catholic Cemetery
- Llano de la Yegua Cemetery
- Martinez Cemetery
- The Martinez Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Cemetery
- Morada Cemetery
- The Morada Cemetery is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada Cemetery
- Ojo Sarco Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Picuris Pueblo Cemetery
- Ramon Sanchez Cemetery
- Rio Lucio Cemetery
- The Rio Lucio Cemetery is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio Cemetery
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
- San Jose de Gracia Catholic Cemetery
- San Pedro Cemetery
- The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
- Virgilio Trujillo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Santa Cruz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Apodaca
- Carson
- Chamisal
- Cordova
- Dixon
- Embudo
- Llano
- Penasco
- Picuris Pueblo
- Pilar
- Rinconada
- Rio Lucio
- Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Trampas
- Tres Ritos
- Truchas
- Vadito
- Vallecito
- Velarde
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Santa Cruz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Mexico:
- Pages specific to Taos 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #910778 (Santa Cruz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #910778 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: Taos
- Est. Elev: 2309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Penasco
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Taos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Santa Cruz Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |