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A visit to the Colona 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 Colona Cemetery ...

The Colona Cemetery is located in Ouray County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Ash Mesa Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ash Mesa Cemetery is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Mesa Cemetery
  • Blue Mesa Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • The Blue Mesa Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mesa Cemetery
    • The Blue Mesa Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Sapinero Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2460575 <2>
  • Button Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Button Cemetery is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button Cemetery
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Dallas Park Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Dallas Park Cemetery is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Park Cemetery
  • Dallas Park Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Dallas Park Cemetery is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Park Cemetery
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Norwood Cemetery is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Norwood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57462 <2>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Nurse - Brownlee Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Olathe Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Olathe Cemetery is located in Montrose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe Cemetery
    • Olson Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Olson Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
    • Pea Green Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pea Green Cemetery is located in Montrose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Green Cemetery
    • Uncompahgre Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Colona Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Cimarron
  • Colona
    • Colona is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Crawford
  • Dallas
    • Dallas is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Eldredge
    • Eldredge is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredge
  • Keystone ‑ Historic
    • Keystone is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Leonard ‑ Historic
    • Leonard is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
    • Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
  • Loghill Village
    • Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
  • Maher
  • Montrose
  • Mountain Village
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Olathe
    • Ouray
    • Pandora
      • Pandora is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
    • Placerville
    • Ridgway
    • San Miguel ‑ Historic
      • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
    • Sawpit
      • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Sawpit has also been known as:
      • Saw Pit
    • Telluride
    • Tomboy ‑ Historic
      • Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
    • Uncompahgre
      • Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
    • Ute
      • Ute is located in Montrose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
    • Vanadium ‑ Historic
      • Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
    • Vernal
      • Vernal is located in Montrose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal

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 Colona Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ouray County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colona 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 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 Colona Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Ouray 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 Colona Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #188241  (Colona Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #188241 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: Ouray
      • Est. Elev: 2002 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Colona

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Ouray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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- Colona Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.