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A visit to the Cortez 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 Cortez Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cortez Cemetery (FG ID #1490238)

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 Cortez Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.3541°   (37° 21' 14")

Lon:   -108.5458°   (-108° 32' 44")

The Cortez Cemetery is located in Montezuma County<2>.

The county seat for Montezuma County is located in Cortez. Cortez lies just to the west of the Cortez Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the Cortez Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Cortez Cemetery.

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

  • Cortez
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortez have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
    • Cortez is located in Montezuma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortez <7>
  • Dolores
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Arriola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arriola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriola
    • Arriola is located in Montezuma County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arriola
    • From the Cortez Cemetery to Arriola
  • Lewis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <7>
  • Mancos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancos have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancos
    • Mancos is located in Montezuma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancos <7>
  • Towaoc
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towaoc have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towaoc
    • Towaoc is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towaoc <7>
  • McPhee ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPhee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhee
    • McPhee is located in Montezuma County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McPhee
    • From the Cortez Cemetery to McPhee
  • Yellow Jacket
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ackmen ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ackmen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackmen
    • Ackmen is located in Montezuma County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ackmen
    • From the Cortez Cemetery to Ackmen
  • Pleasant View
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <7>
  • Cahone
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Marvel
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
    • Marvel is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvel <7>
  • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Hesperus
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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 Cortez 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 Cortez Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cortez Cemetery:

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 Cortez Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1795368  (Cortez Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1795368 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: Cortez
    • County: Montezuma         Elev: 1868
    • Location given for GNIS #1795368 (Cortez Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1490238

The official website for Montezuma County: www.co.montezuma.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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' 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 Cortez Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3541, Longitude: -108.5458    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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