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A visit to the Chivington 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 Chivington Cemetery ...

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

38.4292, -102.5408

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

The Chivington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County<2>.

The county seat for Kiowa County is located in Eads. Eads lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Chivington Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Chivington Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Chivington Cemetery.<4>

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

  • France Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The France Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
  • Water Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Water Valley Cemetery is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley Cemetery
  • Eads Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Eads Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads Cemetery
  • Eads Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Eads Pioneer Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eads Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Eads.
    • The Eads Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eads Old Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307806 <5>
  • Sheridan Lake Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope Cemetery
  • Towner Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • The Towner Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner Cemetery
  • Galatea Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • The Galatea Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kit Carson Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kit Carson Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kit Carson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kit Carson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Kit Carson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57372 <5>
    • The Home Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Home Cemetery is located in Bent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
    • Hartman Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
    • Amache Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Amache Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amache Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Cheyenne Wells.
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cheyenne Wells Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57276 <5>
    • Granada Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Granada Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Cemetery
    • Mathews Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mathews Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Tribune (KS).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310341 <5>

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] of the Chivington Cemetery.

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

  • Chivington
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
  • Water Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Sheridan Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Eads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Big Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Bend is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Kornman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kornman is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
  • Wiley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamar
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lamar is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <6>
  • Grote
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Grote is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote
  • McClave
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kit Carson
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Firstview
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Firstview is located in Cheyenne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firstview
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Galatea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Galatea is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
    • Hartman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kanco ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Kanco is located in Greeley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanco
    • Granada
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheyenne Wells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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 Chivington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kiowa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Chivington Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Kiowa 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 Chivington Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2130415  (Chivington Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2130415 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: Kiowa
      • Est. Elev: 1186 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chivington
      • Location given for Chivington Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.4291667     Lon: -102.5408333
      • 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 Kiowa, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chivington 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.