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A visit to the Buckskin 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 Buckskin Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buckskin 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 Buckskin Cemetery

Lat:   39.2908°   (39° 17' 26")

Lon:   -106.0775°   (-106° 4' 39")

The Buckskin Cemetery is located in Park County<2>.

The county seat for Park County is located in Fairplay. Fairplay lies just to the southeast of the Buckskin Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of the Buckskin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Fairplay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fairplay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fairplay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Fairplay Cemetery is located in Park County
  • Fairplay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairplay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairplay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairplay Cemetery is located in Park County
  • Como Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Como Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Como Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Como Cemetery is located in Park County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <5>
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514038 <5>
  • Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <5>
  • Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
    • The Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2524064 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Joseph Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <5>
  • Leadville City Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville City Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Leadville City Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville City Cemetery is located in Leadville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360743 <5>
  • Valley Brook Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valley Brook Cemetery is located in Summit County
  • Gold Park Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gold Park Cemetery is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57305 <5>
  • Granite Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Granite Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Buffalo Springs Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buffalo Springs Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Eagle County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Red Cliff.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183811 <5>
    • Bordenville Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bordenville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bordenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bordenville Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Lamping Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamping Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamping Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lamping Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Webster Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Dillon Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dillon Cemetery is located in Summit County
    • Hartsel Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hartsel Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Windfield Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Windfield Cemetery is located in Chaffee County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buckskin Cemetery.

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

  • Alma
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
    • Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
  • Park City ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Park City is located in Park County
  • Alma Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
    • Alma Junction is located in Park County
  • Horseshoe ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horseshoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
    • Horseshoe is located in Park County
  • Fairplay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Climax ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Lake County
  • Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
    • Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
  • Como
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oro City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
    • Oro City is located in Lake County
  • Dyersville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
    • Dyersville is located in Summit County
  • Kokomo ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Kokomo is located in Summit County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Blue River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Blue River is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
    • Leadville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Breckenridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
      • Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
      • Wild Irishman has also been known as:
      • Preston Mill
      • Preston
    • Mitchell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Eagle County
    • Malta ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in Lake County
    • Copper Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Buckskin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Park County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alma
    • Alma lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Buckskin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Breckenridge
  • Climax - Historic
  • Como
    • Como lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Buckskin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Como.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Fairplay
  • Granite
  • Kokomo - Historic
    • Kokomo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Buckskin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kokomo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Leadville

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 Buckskin 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 Buckskin Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #179995  (Buckskin Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #179995 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: Alma
    • County: Park         Elev: 3253
    • Location given for GNIS #179995 (Buckskin Cemetery)

The official website for Park County: www.parkco.us/

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 Park, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Buckskin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2908, Longitude: -106.0775       In this case, the coordinates for the Buckskin 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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