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A visit to the Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cedar Grove Cemetery (FG ID #57207).

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 Cedar Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cedar Grove Cemetery:

37.3357, -108.2878

The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Montezuma County<2>.

The county seat for Montezuma County is located in Cortez. Cortez lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Cedar Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cedar Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Cedar Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Cedar Grove Cemetery.

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

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 Cedar Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montezuma County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cortez
  • Dolores
  • Durango
  • Fort Lewis - Historic
  • Mancos
    • Mancos lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Cedar Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mancos.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancos
  • Rico
    • Rico lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Cedar Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rico.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
  • Towaoc
    • Towaoc lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Cedar Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Towaoc.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towaoc

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 professional and volunteer 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 Cedar Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Montezuma 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 Cedar Grove Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #57207

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #179087  (Cedar Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #179087 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: Montezuma
      • Est. Elev: 2164 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mancos
      • Location given for Cedar Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.3355517     Lon: -108.2881375
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Montezuma, 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- Cedar Grove 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.