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A visit to the Walters 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 Walters Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Walters Cemetery (FG ID #38504).

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 Walters Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walters Cemetery:

33.1587, -105.8569

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Walters Cemetery is located in Otero County<3>.

The county seat for Otero County is located in Alamogordo. Alamogordo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the south southwest of the Walters Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Walters Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Walters Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Mescalero Indian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blazers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Blazers Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazers Cemetery
  • Blazer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Blazer Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blazer Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Mescalero.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968711 <1>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tularosa Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641108 <1>
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tularosa Catholic Cemetery
  • La Luz Community Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Our Lady of the Light Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • White Dove of the Desert Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Whitetail Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Monte Vista Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • The Monte Vista Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sixteen Springs Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bass Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bass Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
    • James Canyon Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stetson Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marcia Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The Marcia Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Cemetery
    • Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • West - Box Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The West - Box Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West - Box Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West - Box Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the south of Capitan.
      • The West - Box Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pioneer Little Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176448 <1>
    • Parker Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of the Walters Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walters Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bent
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mescalero
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tularosa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carrizo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carrizo is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
  • La Luz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • High Rolls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • High Rolls is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
  • Mountain Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Cloudcroft
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollywood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollywood is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Alpine Cellars Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruidoso
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamogordo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ruidoso Downs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sierra Vista
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
    • Alto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sun Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Bonito
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bonito is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito

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 Walters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otero County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Walters Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Otero 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 Walters Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38504

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #931319  (Walters Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #931319 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: Otero
      • Est. Elev: 1775 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mescalero
      • Location given for Walters Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.1586953     Lon: -105.8569333
      • 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 Otero, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walters 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.