A visit to the Altura 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 Altura Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Altura Cemetery (FG ID #2335814).
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 Altura Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Altura Cemetery:
37.1698, -107.1739
The Altura Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest of Pagosa Springs.
The cemetery is located in Archuleta County<3>.
The county seat for Archuleta County is located in Pagosa Springs. Pagosa Springs lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast of the Altura Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Altura Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Altura Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Altura Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pagosa Juction Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trujillo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Juanita Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carracas Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Carracas Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carracas Cemetery
- Eoff Ranch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Rosa Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Martinez Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Martinez Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Cemetery
- Wirt Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Wirt Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirt Cemetery
- White Ranch Family Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gomez Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Gomez Cemetery is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez Cemetery
- Allison Tiffany Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Tiffany Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- The Tiffany Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Bayfield Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- The Bayfield Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield Cemetery
- Ouray Memorial Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- La Boca Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- The La Boca Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca Cemetery
- Shreck Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shreck Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreck Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Altura Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Altura Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chimney Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trujillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Juanita ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pagosa Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arboles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Navajo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dulce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Allison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chromo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lumberton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Monero
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gem Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ignacio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- La Boca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Boca is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
- Vallecito
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Altura Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Archuleta County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Altura Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bayfield
- Dulce
- Ignacio
- Pagosa Springs
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 Altura Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Archuleta 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 Altura Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2335814
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Altura Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Archuleta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |