A visit to the Black Sulphur 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 Black Sulphur Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Black Sulphur Cemetery (FG ID #2578800)

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 Black Sulphur Cemetery ...

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

Lat: 39.8605° (39° 51' 37")

Lon: -108.3106° (-108° 18' 38")

The Black Sulphur Cemetery is located in Rio Blanco County<2>.

The county seat for Rio Blanco County is located in Meeker. Meeker lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Black Sulphur Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Black Sulphur Cemetery:

Pages specific to Colorado:
Pages specific to Rio Blanco County:
Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Find-A-Grave:
- The Black Sulphur Cemetery (FG ID #2578800)
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Colorado
- Cemeteries of Rio Blanco County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Colorado
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Colorado
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Colorado
- Cemeteries of Rio Blanco
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Black Sulphur 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 3 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Black Sulphur Cemetery.

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

White River City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River City
- White River City is located in Rio Blanco County
Meeker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Meeker is located in Rio Blanco County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,318 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meeker <5>
Rangely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangely have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangely
- Rangely is located in Rio Blanco County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rangely <5>

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 Black Sulphur Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rio Blanco County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Meeker
- Meeker lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Black Sulphur Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Meeker.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 4 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Black Sulphur Cemetery.<6>

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

Miller Hill / Piceance Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Miller Hill / Piceance Creek Cemetery is located in Rio Blanco County
- The Miller Hill / Piceance Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Hill Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Hill / Piceance Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57431 <1>
Highland Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Rio Blanco County
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meeker Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57331 <1>
Strawberry Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Strawberry Cemetery is located in Rio Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strawberry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57565 <1>
Rangely Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Rangely Cemetery is located in Rio Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rangely Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145366 <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 Black Sulphur Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2578800

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rio Blanco County: www.co.rio-blanco.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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 Colorado's counties, including Rio Blanco, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Black Sulphur Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8605, Longitude: -108.3106
<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>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.