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A visit to the Old Farwell 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 Old Farwell Cemetery ...

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

34.3481, -103.0419

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

The Old Farwell Cemetery is located in Parmer County<2>.

The county seat for Parmer County is located in Farwell. Farwell lies just to the north of the Old Farwell Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Farwell Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Old Farwell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Texico Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Texico Cemetery is located in Curry County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico Cemetery
  • West Camp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lariat Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Lariat Cemetery is located in Parmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lariat Cemetery
  • Lawn Haven Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lawn Haven Cemetery is located in Curry County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Haven Cemetery
  • Mission Garden Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Mission Garden Cemetery is located in Curry County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Garden Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Curry County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Bailey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bailey County Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #235573 <5>
  • Bailey County Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Bailey County Cemetery is located in Bailey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey County Cemetery
    • The Bailey County Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hill Top Cemetery
    • Muleshoe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5465 <5>
  • Arch Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Arch Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arch Cemetery is located in Arch (NM).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37944 <5>
  • Eiland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Eiland Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eiland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eiland Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Arch (NM).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38037 <5>
  • Portales Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Portales Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Portales Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portales (NM).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #168587 <5>
  • Rest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Baileyboro Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lazbuddie Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • The Lazbuddie Cemetery is located in Parmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazbuddie Cemetery
    • Inez Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Inez Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Inez Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Rogers (NM).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38132 <5>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Dora (NM).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38257 <5>
    • Longs Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • The Longs Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Longs Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Causey (NM).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38189 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Old Farwell Cemetery.

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

  • Farwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Texico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Texico is located in Curry County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <6>
  • Clovis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clovis is located in Curry County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <6>
  • Bovina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Arch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Arch is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
  • Muleshoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Portales
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Portales is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <6>
  • Stegall
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Stegall is located in Bailey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
  • Lazbuddie
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Saint Vrain
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Rogers
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogers is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Friona
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Old Farwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Parmer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Old Farwell Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Parmer 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 Old Farwell Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1375271  (Old Farwell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1375271 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: Parmer
      • Est. Elev: 1256 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pleasure Lake
      • Location given for Old Farwell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.3481321     Lon: -103.0418906
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Parmer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- Old Farwell 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.