A visit to the Whitetail 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 Whitetail Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Whitetail Cemetery (FG ID #38512).
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 Whitetail Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitetail Cemetery:
33.2173, -105.5730
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitetail Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Whitetail Cemetery is located in Otero County<3>.
The county seat for Otero County is located in Alamogordo. Alamogordo lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<4> to the southwest of the Whitetail Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitetail Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Whitetail Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitetail Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stetson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Ysidro Mission Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blazer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Blazers Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Blazers Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazers Cemetery
- Mescalero Indian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West - Box Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Sixteen Springs Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glencoe Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Glencoe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe Cemetery
- George Coe Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The George Coe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Coe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Coe Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the west of San Patricio.
- The George Coe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38008 <1>
- Walters Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- San Patricio Catholic Church Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- James Canyon Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- St. Jude Catholic Mission Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Fritz Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fritz Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Griego Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Griego Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griego 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]<4> of the Whitetail Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitetail Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hollywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Carrizo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carrizo is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
- Ruidoso Downs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ruidoso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mescalero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alpine Cellars Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sun Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Glencoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sierra Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
- Bent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bonito
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonito is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- San Patricio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- San Patricio is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
- Cloudcroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hortonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hondo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Tinnie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capitan
(22 miles [35.4 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 Whitetail 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 Whitetail Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Capitan
- Cloudcroft
- La Luz
- Lincoln
- Nogal
- Nogal lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Whitetail Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nogal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogal
- Ruidoso
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 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 Whitetail 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 Whitetail Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38512
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #896557 (Whitetail Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #896557 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: 2313 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitetail
- Location given for Whitetail Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2173106 Lon: -105.573041
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitetail 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. |