A visit to the Picacho 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 Picacho Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Picacho Cemetery (FG ID #2223417)
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 Picacho Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Picacho Cemetery
Lat: 33.0207° (33° 1' 14")
Lon: -114.6176° (-114° 37' 3")
The Picacho Cemetery is located in Imperial County<2>.
The county seat for Imperial County is located in El Centro. El Centro lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Picacho Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Picacho Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Picacho Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Picacho Mine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martinez Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hedges Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Neighborhood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potholes Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laguna Pioneer Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ogilby Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quechan Indian Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yuma Territorial Prison Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Yuma Pioneer Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Desert Lawn Memorial Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dome Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Vista Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Cocopah Indian Reservation Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Cocopah Indian Reservation Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Picacho Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Picacho Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Picacho
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Picacho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picacho
- Picacho is located in Imperial County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Picacho
- From the Picacho Cemetery to Picacho
- Castle Dome Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fishers Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martinez Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tumco ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tumco
- From the Picacho Cemetery to Tumco
- Bard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ogilby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogilby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilby
- Ogilby is located in Imperial County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ogilby
- From the Picacho Cemetery to Ogilby
- Fort Laguna ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winterhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Felicity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Steam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cibola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cibola have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibola
- Cibola is located in La Paz County (AZ)
- Yuma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dome ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Araby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Araby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Araby
- Araby is located in Yuma County (AZ)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Araby
- From the Picacho Cemetery to Araby
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 Picacho 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 Picacho Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Laguna - Historic
- Somerton
- Winterhaven
- Yuma
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Picacho 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 ...
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 Picacho Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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. |
<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 Picacho Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0207, Longitude: -114.6176 |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |