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A visit to the Buffalo Springs 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 Buffalo Springs Cemetery ...

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

39.0056, -105.9725

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

The Buffalo Springs Cemetery is located in Park County<2>.

The county seat for Park County is located in Fairplay. Fairplay lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Buffalo Springs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Buffalo Springs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Buffalo Springs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hartsel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Hartsel Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsel Cemetery
  • Fairplay Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Fairplay Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Fairplay Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Old Fairplay Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fairplay Cemetery
  • Granite Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Granite Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Cemetery
  • Park City Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • The Park City Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Cemetery
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
  • Buckskin Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Buckskin Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Cemetery
  • Windfield Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • The Windfield Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfield Cemetery
  • Como Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • The Como Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
      • 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>
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • 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 City Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
      • 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>
    • Bordenville Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bordenville Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordenville Cemetery
    • Farnum Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Farnum Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnum Cemetery
    • Rocky Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rocky Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Buffalo Springs Cemetery.

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

  • Hartsel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Americus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Americus is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Pine Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Pike - San Isabel Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Buena Vista
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Horseshoe ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Horseshoe is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Johnson Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairplay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Low Pass ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Low Pass is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
  • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Granite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Alma Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Alma Junction is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Nathrop
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Alma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Park City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Park City is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
    • Como
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Oro City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oro City is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Vicksburg has also been known as:
      • Vicksburg Mining Camp
    • Twin Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Banker Mine ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine

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 Buffalo Springs 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 Buffalo Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alma
    • Alma lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Buena Vista
  • Como
    • Como lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Como.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Fairplay
  • Granite
  • Leadville
  • Nathrop
    • Nathrop lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nathrop.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
  • Turret - Historic
  • Twin Lakes

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 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 Buffalo Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Park 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 Buffalo Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2377209  (Buffalo Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2377209 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: Park
      • Est. Elev: 2763 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Garo
      • Location given for Buffalo Springs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.0055556     Lon: -105.9725
      • 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 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 '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- Buffalo Springs 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.
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