New Mexico Cemeteries

United States New Mexico  Cemeteries



Cemetery records, such as tombstone and sexton’s records, have value in that they may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse and children, a maiden name or, occasionally, a birthplace. Tombstones may have symbols or insignias indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. It is important to look at surrounding tombstones because family members may also be buried nearby.

Online
The following have significant cemetery listings for New Mexico State:


 * Findagrave.com Search for namesat Find A Grave. Enter at least a last name then click Search. Can narrow by first names or dates.
 * This site frequently has tombstone images
 * List of cemeteries in their database.
 * 1) Select the state, 2) pick a county, and 3) click Search. (There are too many cemeteries for a statewide list.)
 * Tip: To switch to a different county, click Cemetery Lookup under Actions at the left.
 * When you have a list, click on the number below Interments for a cemetery to access names. Click Records arrow to scroll through to the end.


 * Web: New Mexico, Find A Grave Index, 1850-2012 at Ancestry.com ($)


 * BillionGraves Name Search. Replace the Smith surname in the pale orange form and click Search
 * Lists of cemeteries, "Filter by county" to see the list of cemeteries in their database.


 * Interment.net
 * Lists of cemeteries in the counties.
 * Typed lists of tombstone information.

Statewide Collections
There is no major statewide collection or index of cemetery transcripts for New Mexico. Some tombstone inscriptions have been published in periodicals. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection contains some tombstone inscriptions from New Mexico. This collection is described in New Mexico Genealogy. See United States Cemeteries for further suggestions on locating cemetery records.

Family History Library Collection

 * Myers,Lee, Marian Toney, and Dolores Cramer Wolf. Cemetery Records from Southern New Mexico. Las Cruces, New Mexico: n.p., 1982.


 * Contains tombstone inscriptions from Catron, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero, Sierra, and Socorro counties.

Periodicals
Several New Mexico Periodicals have published inscriptions and inventories from New Mexico cemeteries. These are referenced in the "Places" portion of the Periodical Source Index ('PERSI').