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A visit to the Chama Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Chama Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Chama Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 Chama Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.7153°   (37° 42' 55")

Lon:   -105.2892°   (-105° 17' 21")

The Chama Cemetery is located in Huerfano County<2>.

The county seat for Huerfano County is located in Walsenburg. Walsenburg lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Chama Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Chama Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonzales Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gonzales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
  • Yellowstone Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sanches Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanches Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanches Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanches Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
  • Farisita Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farisita Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farisita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farisita Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
  • Maes Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maes Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maes Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maes Creek Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
  • Urraca Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urraca Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urraca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Urraca Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
  • Cisneros Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cisneros Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cisneros Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cisneros Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
  • Oak View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak View Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
  • Pioneer Urraca Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Urraca Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
  • Chavez Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chavez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chavez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chavez Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
  • Blanca Trinchera Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanca Trinchera Cemetery
    • The Blanca Trinchera Cemetery is located in Costilla County
    • The Blanca Trinchera Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Ft. Garland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mac Mullan Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mac Mullan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mac Mullan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mac Mullan Cemetery is located in Costilla County
    • Myer Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myer Cemetery is located in Costilla County
    • Brennaman Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brennaman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brennaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brennaman Cemetery is located in Costilla County
    • Ft. Garland Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Garland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Garland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Garland Cemetery is located in Costilla County
    • La Veta Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Veta Cemetery
      • The La Veta Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Veta Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of La Veta.
      • The La Veta Cemetery has also been known as:
      • La Veta Spanish Cemetery
      • La Wahatoya Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256280 <5>
    • Old La Veta Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old La Veta Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old La Veta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old La Veta Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Butte Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butte Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butte Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Pueblo County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Chama Cemetery.

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

  • Red Wing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • La Veta Pass
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Veta Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
    • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
  • Gardner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Uptop ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
    • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
  • Muleshoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muleshoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
    • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
  • Bradford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
  • Russell ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Costilla County
  • Garland City ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
    • Garland City is located in Costilla County
  • Alamo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
  • Tioga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tioga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Tioga is located in Huerfano County
  • Liberty ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Saguache County
  • La Veta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Duncan ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Saguache County
    • Fort Garland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Blanca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Calumet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in Huerfano County
    • Rye
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Pueblo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <6>
    • Cuchara
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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 Chama Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huerfano County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Chama Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Huerfano County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Chama Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 Chama Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #192671  (Chama Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #192671 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: Red Wing
      • County: Huerfano         Elev: 2405
      • Location given for GNIS #192671 (Chama Cemetery)

    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 Huerfano, 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 things 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 Chama Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7153, Longitude: -105.2892       In this case, the coordinates for the Chama 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <7>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.




 

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