A visit to the Terrace Grove 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 Terrace Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Terrace Grove Cemetery (FG ID #38477).
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 Terrace Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Terrace Grove Cemetery:
34.6700, -106.7836
The Terrace Grove Cemetery is located in Valencia County<2>.
The county seat for Valencia County is located in Los Lunas. Los Lunas lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Terrace Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Terrace Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Terrace Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Terrace Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- El Cemeterio de los Ricos
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Casa de Coloradas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- San Clemente / Old Los Lunas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- San Clemente Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Veguita Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Veguita Cemetery is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veguita Cemetery
- El Camposanto de la Liverta Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sangre de Cristo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- San Antonio de los Lentes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Los Lentes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peralta & Valencia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spanish Methodist Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Peralta Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pereas Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abeytas Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Abeytas Cemetery is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abeytas Cemetery
- Isleta Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Los Padillas Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bosque Peak Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- La Joya Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- The La Joya Cemetery is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya Cemetery
- Pajarito Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Terrace Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Terrace Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rio Communities
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jarales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Casa Colorada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bosque
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Los Lunas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Veguita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valencia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia is located in Valencia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
- Peralta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abeytas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Contreras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Las Nutrias
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bosque Farms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meadow Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Isleta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Isleta Pueblo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Terrace Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Valencia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Terrace Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belen
- Belen lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Terrace Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
- Los Lunas
- San Acacia
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 Terrace Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Mexico:
- Pages specific to Valencia 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 Terrace Grove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38477
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #895590 (Terrace Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #895590 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: Valencia
- Est. Elev: 1473 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belen
- Location given for Terrace Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6703365 Lon: -106.7850273
- 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 Valencia, 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- Terrace Grove 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. |