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A visit to the Yeakley Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Yeakley Cemetery ...

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

34.6776, -103.6886

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yeakley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Yeakley Cemetery is located in Curry County<2>.

The county seat for Curry County is located in Clovis. Clovis lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Yeakley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Yeakley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Yeakley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McAlister Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Field Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Field Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
  • Prater Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Browning Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beevers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Roach Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Roach Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
  • Stockton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Plain Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • House Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • North Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The North Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
  • House Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The House Cemetery is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Puerto Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hassell Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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 <5>
    • Trotter Gravesite
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tolar Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodson Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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 <5>
    • Lone Mesa Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • West Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Taiban Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Taiban Cemetery is located in DeBaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban Cemetery
    • Grady City Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grady City Cemetery is located in Curry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grady City Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Grady.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Yeakley Cemetery.

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

  • Weber City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Weber City is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • McAlister
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ragland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ragland is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • House
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Melrose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Vrain
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grady
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Taiban
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Broadview
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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 Yeakley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Curry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yeakley 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 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 Yeakley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Curry 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 Yeakley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #896808  (Yeakley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #896808 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: Curry
      • Est. Elev: 1433 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Weber City
      • Location given for Yeakley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.6775675     Lon: -103.6885727
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Curry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yeakley 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>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.
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