A visit to the Tinaja 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 Tinaja Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Tinaja Cemetery (FG ID #38481).
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 Tinaja Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tinaja Cemetery:
35.0903, -108.2687
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tinaja Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Tinaja Cemetery is located in Cibola County<3>.
The county seat for Cibola County is located in Grants. Grants lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> to the east of the Tinaja Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tinaja Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Tinaja Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tinaja Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- El Morro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mormon Colony Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ramah Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Memorial Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Memorial Park is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Memorial Park
- The Pioneer Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Bluewater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37958 <1>
- Porter Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- La Morada Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- The La Morada Cemetery is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Morada Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the La Morada Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of San Rafael.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154048 <1>
- Mares Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McGaffey Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Torreon Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grants Memorial Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- The Grants Memorial Park is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grants Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Grants.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973025 <1>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Tinaja Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tinaja Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pinehill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ramah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- San Rafael
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- San Rafael is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
- Thoreau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Milan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Prewitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continental Divide
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grants
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grants is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
- Former name for Grants:
- Grants Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <6>
- Hogg Place ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hogg Place is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Place
- Black Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
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 Tinaja Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cibola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tinaja Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grants
- Milan
- Milan lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Tinaja Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
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 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 Tinaja Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Mexico:
- Pages specific to Cibola 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 Tinaja Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38481
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #911721 (Tinaja Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #911721 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: Cibola
- Est. Elev: 2249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: El Morro
- Location given for Tinaja Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0903137 Lon: -108.2686785
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Cibola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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- Tinaja Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |