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A visit to the Ogilby Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ogilby Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ogilby Cemetery (FG ID #2613484)

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 Ogilby Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.8152°   (32° 48' 54")

Lon:   -114.8391°   (-114° 50' 20")

The cemetery is located in Imperial County<3>.

As an estimate, the Ogilby Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Winterhaven.

The county seat for Imperial County is located in El Centro. El Centro lies 41 miles [66 km] to the west of the Ogilby Cemetery .

Establishment of the Ogilby Cemetery ...

The Ogilby Cemetery was established in 1878.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ogilby Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Imperial County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ogilby Cemetery 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 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Ogilby Cemetery.

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

    • Ogilby ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogilby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilby
      • Ogilby is located in Imperial County
    • Tumco ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tumco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumco
      • Tumco is located in Imperial County
    • Felicity
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Steam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam
      • Steam is located in Yuma County (AZ)
    • Winterhaven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Yuma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
      • Yuma is located in Yuma County (AZ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuma <6>
    • Somerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gadsden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Glamis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Picacho
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picacho have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picacho
      • Picacho is located in Imperial County
    • Araby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Araby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Araby
      • Araby is located in Yuma County (AZ)
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • San Luis
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Castle Dome Landing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Dome Landing
        • Castle Dome Landing is located in Yuma County (AZ)
      • Fishers Landing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
        • Fishers Landing is located in Yuma County (AZ)
      • Martinez Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Lake
        • Martinez Lake is located in Yuma County (AZ)

    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 Ogilby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Imperial County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Ogilby Cemetery.<7>

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

    • West Neighborhood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The West Neighborhood Cemetery is located in Imperial County
      • The West Neighborhood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hedges Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Neighborhood Cemetery
    • Hedges Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Hedges Cemetery is located in Imperial County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hedges Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast of Winterhaven.
      • The Hedges Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hedges Protestant Cemetery
      • Tumco Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedges Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8019 <1>
    • West Cocopah Indian Reservation Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Yuma Pioneer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Yuma Pioneer Cemetery is located in Yuma County (AZ)
      • The Yuma Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yuma City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yuma Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57144 <1>
    • Yuma Territorial Prison Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Quechan Indian Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Desert Lawn Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Picacho Mine Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Potholes Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Potholes Cemetery is located in Imperial County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Potholes Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southwest of Winterhaven.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potholes Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8287 <1>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • East Cocopah Indian Reservation Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Laguna Pioneer Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Picacho Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Martinez Lake Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunset Vista Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dome Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • The Dome Cemetery is located in Yuma County (AZ)
        • The Dome Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Gila City Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dome Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2428129 <1>

    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 Ogilby Cemetery:

    The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/

    The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ogilby Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8152, Longitude: -114.8391    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Imperial, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <7>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.




 

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