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A visit to the Spur Lake 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 Spur Lake Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Spur Lake Cemetery (FG ID #38464)

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 Spur Lake Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spur Lake Cemetery

Lat:   33.9618°   (33° 57' 42")

Lon:   -108.8906°   (-108° 53' 26")

The Spur Lake Cemetery is located in Catron County<2>.

The county seat for Catron County is located in Reserve. Reserve lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Spur Lake Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Spur Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Catron County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Spur Lake Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Spur Lake Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spur Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Luna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Alpine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cruzville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzville
      • Cruzville is located in Catron County
    • Apache Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Creek
      • Apache Creek is located in Catron County
    • Reserve
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Nutrioso
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Aragon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Springerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagar
      • Eagar is located in Apache County (AZ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagar <4>
    • Blue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sprucedale ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
      • Sprucedale is located in Greenlee County (AZ)

    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 Spur Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Catron County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spur Lake Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Spur Lake Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Luna Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Luna Cemetery is located in Catron County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Luna Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Luna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luna Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983526 <1>
    • Alpine City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Apache Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Nutrioso Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Maxwell Family Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Maxwell Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Maxwell Family Cemetery is located in Apache County (AZ)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maxwell Family Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Nutrioso (AZ).
      • The Maxwell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maxwell Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57060 <1>
    • Reserve Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reserve Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reserve Cemetery is located in Catron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reserve Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38357 <1>
    • Butler Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Butler Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Apache County (AZ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56983 <1>
    • Aragon Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Schultz Gravesite
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Burk Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Burk Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Burk Cemetery is located in Apache County (AZ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burk Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216553 <1>
      • Blue Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagar Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Becker Family Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Becker Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Becker Family Cemetery is located in Apache County (AZ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becker Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216549 <1>
      • Jones Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57044 <1>

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

    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 Spur Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #911360  (Spur Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #911360 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: Underwood Lake
      • County: Catron         Elev: 2298
      • Location given for GNIS #911360 (Spur Lake Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38464

    The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 Catron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Spur Lake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9618, Longitude: -108.8906    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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