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A visit to the Burro Canyon 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 Burro Canyon Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burro Canyon Cemetery:

37.1859, -104.7055

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

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

The county seat for Las Animas County is located in Trinidad. Trinidad lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Burro Canyon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Burro Canyon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Burro Canyon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • San Juan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Cemetery
  • San Juan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Cemetery
  • Tijeras Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Tijeras Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras Cemetery
  • Albertson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Albertson Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson Cemetery
  • Weston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Weston Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
  • Carpios Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Carpios Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpios Cemetery
  • Jansen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Jansen Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen Cemetery
  • Pacheca Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Pacheca Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheca Cemetery
  • Vigil Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Vigil Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil Cemetery
  • Jarosa Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jarosa Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarosa Cemetery
  • Starkville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Starkville Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Trujillo Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Trujillo Creek Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo Creek Cemetery
    • Prince Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Prince Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
      • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinidad Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #199835 <5>
    • Garcia Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
    • Gallegos Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Gallegos Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallegos Cemetery
    • Valdez Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Valdez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez Cemetery
    • Scott Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
    • Cordova Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Cordova Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Cemetery
    • Rivera Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Rivera Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivera Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burro Canyon Cemetery.

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

  • Boncarbo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Segundo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Valdez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Valdez is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
  • Madrid ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Cokedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Weston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sopris ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
  • Gulnare
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Trinidad
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Starkville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Engleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Ludlow ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • El Moro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
    • Morley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Morley is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Aguilar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Beshoar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar
    • Wootton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wootton is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton

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 Burro Canyon 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 Burro Canyon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Burro Canyon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Las Animas 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 Burro Canyon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #194653  (Burro Canyon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #194653 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: Las Animas
      • Est. Elev: 2072 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Madrid
      • Location given for Burro Canyon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.1858522     Lon: -104.7055453
      • 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burro Canyon 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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