A visit to the Buffalo Soldiers Graves ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Buffalo Soldiers Graves. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Buffalo Soldiers Graves (FG ID #2484600)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Buffalo Soldiers Graves ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buffalo Soldiers Graves

Lat: 30.8285° (30° 49' 42")

Lon: -105.3175° (-105° 19' 2")

The Buffalo Soldiers Graves is located in Hudspeth County<2>.

The county seat for Hudspeth County is located in Sierra Blanca. Sierra Blanca lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the north of the Buffalo Soldiers Graves .

Name Variations for Buffalo Soldiers Graves ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Buffalo Soldiers Graves has also been known as:

Indian Hot Springs Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Buffalo Soldiers Graves:

Pages specific to Texas:
Pages specific to Hudspeth County:
Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Find-A-Grave:
- The Buffalo Soldiers Graves (FG ID #2484600)
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Hudspeth County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Texas
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Texas
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Texas
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Buffalo Soldiers Graves itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 4 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Buffalo Soldiers Graves.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buffalo Soldiers Graves, with the nearest first.

Arispe ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arispe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Arispe is located in Hudspeth County
Fort Quitman ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Quitman
- Fort Quitman is located in Hudspeth County
Sierra Blanca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sierra Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Blanca
- Sierra Blanca is located in Hudspeth County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sierra Blanca <5>
Etholen ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etholen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etholen
- Etholen is located in Hudspeth County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of only one cemetery that is within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of the Buffalo Soldiers Graves:<6>

Quitman Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quitman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Quitman Cemetery is located in Hudspeth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quitman Cemetery

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

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 Buffalo Soldiers Graves:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2484600

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hudspeth, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Buffalo Soldiers Graves. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8285, Longitude: -105.3175
<4>	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.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.