A visit to the Sunshine Valley 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 Sunshine Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sunshine Valley Cemetery (FG ID #38471).
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 Sunshine Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunshine Valley Cemetery:
36.8654, -105.6417
The Sunshine Valley Cemetery is located in Taos County<2>.
The county seat for Taos County is located in Taos. Taos lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the south of the Sunshine Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunshine Valley Cemetery.
Establishment of the Sunshine Valley Cemetery ...
The Sunshine Valley Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Sunshine Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunshine Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Latir Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- El Cerro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The El Cerro Cemetery is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerro Cemetery
- Chapel of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jaroso Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Veterans Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- Garcia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red River Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lobatos Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lobatos Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobatos Cemetery
- Rael Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- The Rael Cemetery is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rael Cemetery
- San Antonio Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Town Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Manassa Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- The New Manassa Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manassa Cemetery
- Old Ortiz Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ortiz Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Ortiz Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz Cemetery
- Chama Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Chama Cemetery is located in Costilla County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama Cemetery
- Old Manassa Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Soward Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Soward Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soward Cemetery
- Nance Family Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antonio Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Antonio Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonio Cemetery
- Conejos Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Conejos Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejos Cemetery
- Warshaver Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Warshaver Cemetery is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warshaver Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sunshine Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunshine Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cerro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Costilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jaroso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Questa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Amalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garcia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ventero
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Cristobal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kiowa Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Arroyo Hondo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Taos Ski Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tres Piedras
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Valdez
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- San Pablo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arroyo Seco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- San Acacio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ortiz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Sunshine Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taos County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunshine Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Antonito
- Questa
- Questa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sunshine Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Questa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
- Red River
- San Luis
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 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 Sunshine Valley 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 Sunshine Valley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38471
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #895447 (Sunshine Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #895447 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: 2286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunshine
- Location given for Sunshine Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8650222 Lon: -105.6408423
- 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 Taos, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunshine Valley 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. |