Rayado, Colfax County, New Mexico, Cemetery Details

= Abreu Cemetery =

Address:

Location:      South of Cimarron on Road 21 to Miami. North of junction with State Route 199.

About 20 miles west of Springer. This is on Private Property.

Get Permission from Philmont Scout Ranch.

Elevation:     6,530 feet

GPS:           Latitude: 36.36640 N     Longitude: -104.93280 W

Map:            Interactive Map 1, Map 2, Map 3,

History:        A former settlement by the name of Abreu was located here on the Rayado River. It was named for a

prominent family and owners of a large ranch in the Maxwell land Grant (Lucien Maxwell and Luz Beaubien).

Manuel Abreu was in the sheep business with Pablo Beaubien, Luz's brother. Lucien Maxwell's daughter

Amelia Maxwell married Manuel Abreu. After her death, daughter Odile Bernice Maxwell married Manuel

Abreu.

Interments:   18  Details

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= Valdez Cemetery =

Address:

Location:     North of State Road 21/199 whch runs between Springer, NM and Cimarron, NM, and between

Rayado, NM and Miami, NM. Take County Road C-6 north, off of 21/199 and east of Miami Lake.

When C-6 turns east, go west for 1/2 block. It is on the right (north) side.

Elevation:     6508 feet

GPS:           Latitude: 36.36103 N     Longitude: -104.86167 W

Map:           Interactive Map

History:

Interments:  27     Details

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