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A visit to the Akron 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 Akron Cemetery ...

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

40.1608, -103.2300

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

The Akron Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Akron. Akron lies just to the east of the Akron Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Akron Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Akron Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Gebaurer Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
  • Otis Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Otis Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Elba Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Elba Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Cemetery
  • Grave of Susanna Alderdice
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Summit Springs Battlefield Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Burdett Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Burdett Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett Cemetery
  • Hyde Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • The Hyde Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
  • Merino Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Merino Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Brush Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Brush Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Cemetery
    • J. L. Brush Memorial Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Eben - Ezer Lutheran Care Center Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Abbott Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Abbott Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
    • Kelly Community Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Schlake Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Schlake Cemetery is located in Yuma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlake Cemetery
    • Yuma Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Yuma Cemetery is located in Yuma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma Cemetery
      • The Yuma Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yuma Municipal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #285398 <5>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Swan Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Swan Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Akron Cemetery.

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

  • Akron
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Akron is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
  • Xenia ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Xenia is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia has also been known as:
    • Cody
  • Platner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Platner is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platner
  • Curtis ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Curtis is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Midway ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Pinneo ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pinneo is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinneo
  • Harmon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Harmon is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
  • Rago ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rago is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
  • Elba ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Elba is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Otis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Otis is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <6>
  • Calhoun ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Calhoun is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Hillrose
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Burdett ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Burdett is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
    • Hyde ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hyde is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
    • Messex
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Messex is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messex
    • Woodrow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Snyder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Merino
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lone Star ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Star is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star

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 Akron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Akron
  • Brush
    • Brush lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Akron Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brush.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush
  • Leslie - Historic
  • Merino
  • Otis
    • Otis lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Akron Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Otis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Yuma
    • Yuma lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Akron Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yuma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma

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 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 Akron Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Akron Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2091943  (Akron Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2091943 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 1430 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Akron
      • Location given for Akron Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.1608333     Lon: -103.23
      • 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 Colorado's counties, including Washington, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Akron 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.