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A visit to the Barela Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Barela Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.1103°   (37° 6' 37")

Lon:   -104.2625°   (-104° 15' 45")

The Barela Cemetery is located in Las Animas County<2>.

The county seat for Las Animas County is located in Trinidad. Trinidad lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Barela Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Barela Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Vigil Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vigil Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vigil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vigil Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
  • Tapia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucero Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucero Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lucero Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57406 <5>
  • Nola Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nola Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
  • Leyba Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leyba Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leyba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leyba Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57395 <5>
  • Cordova Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cordova Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cordova Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cordova Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
  • Trinchera Plaza Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinez Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martinez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
  • Rivera Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rivera Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rivera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rivera Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
  • Valdez Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valdez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valdez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valdez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
  • Bloom Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bloom Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Garcia Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garcia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garcia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinidad Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #199835 <5>
    • Pacheco Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacheco Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacheco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pacheco Cemetery is located in Colfax County (NM)
    • Trinchera Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Starkville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starkville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starkville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Starkville Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Gallegos Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallegos Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallegos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gallegos Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Vigil Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vigil Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vigil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vigil Cemetery is located in Las Animas County

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]<3> of the Barela Cemetery.

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

  • San Miguel ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
    • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
  • Beshoar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beshoar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar
    • Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
  • Trinchera
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Engleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Engleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
    • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
  • Hoehne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoehne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoehne
    • Hoehne is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoehne <7>
  • El Moro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
    • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
  • Morley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Morley is located in Las Animas County
  • Wootton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wootton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton
    • Wootton is located in Las Animas County
  • Trinidad
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Starkville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sopris ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sopris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
    • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
  • Raton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
    • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <7>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Brilliant ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
      • Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
    • Model
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cokedale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
      • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Madrid ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
    • Branson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
      • Branson is located in Las Animas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Former name for Branson:
      • Wilson's Switch
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <7>

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 Barela Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Las Animas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Barela Cemetery:

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 Barela Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #194886  (Barela Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #194886 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Barela
    • County: Las Animas         Elev: 1757
    • Location given for GNIS #194886 (Barela Cemetery)

The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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 Las Animas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Barela Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1103, Longitude: -104.2625       In this case, the coordinates for the Barela Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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