A visit to the West 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 West Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Cemetery (FG ID #38509).
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 West Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Cemetery:
34.9320, -103.9697
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The West Cemetery is located in Quay County<3>.
The county seat for Quay County is located in Tucumcari. Tucumcari lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the northeast of the West Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the West Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ima Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dodson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- The Dodson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Cemetery
- Dobson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479903 <1>
- Montoya Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browning Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Hassell Cemetery is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell Cemetery
- The Hassell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hassell Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38107 <1>
- Prater Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Apodaca Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newkirk Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- House Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The House Cemetery is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McAlister Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tucumcari Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucumcari Memorial Park is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucumcari Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tucumcari Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Tucumcari.
- The Tucumcari Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Memorial Park Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
- Tucumcari Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38492 <1>
- Lone Mesa Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gerhardt Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- The Gerhardt Cemetery is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhardt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gerhardt Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northeast of Fort Sumner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38082 <1>
- Newhome Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yeakley Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Yeakley Cemetery is located in Curry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeakley Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Plain Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Puerto Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ragland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ragland is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- McAlister
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newkirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tucumcari
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cuervo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Curry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Lesbia ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lesbia is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesbia
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 West Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Quay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West 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 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 West Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Mexico:
- Pages specific to Quay 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 West Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38509
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #896343 (West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #896343 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: Quay
- Est. Elev: 1373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Circle S Mesa
- Location given for West Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9320056 Lon: -103.9696919
- 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 Quay, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West 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. |