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A visit to the Crawford 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 Crawford Cemetery ...

The Crawford Cemetery is located in Prowers County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Amache Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Amache Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amache Cemetery
  • Amity Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • The Amity Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
  • Chivington Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • The Chivington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington Cemetery
  • Eads Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • The Eads Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads Cemetery
  • Eads Pioneer Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • 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 <2>
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ft. Lyon National Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • France Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • The France Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
  • Granada Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • The Granada Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Cemetery
  • Hartman Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
  • Hight Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hight Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hight Cemetery
  • Indian Rock Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Indian Rock Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock Cemetery
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    • Little Kansas Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Sunnyslope Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • The Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Home Cemetery is located in Bent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
    • Union Valley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Bent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Valley Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Hasty.
      • The Union Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hasty Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57593 <2>
    • Wiley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Bent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Crawford Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Big Bend
    • Big Bend is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Caddoa ‑ Historic
    • Caddoa is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddoa
  • Chivington
    • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
  • Eads
  • Fort Lyon
  • Granada
  • Grote
    • Grote is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote
  • Hartman
  • Hasty
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hilton
      • Hilton is located in Bent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
    • Kornman
      • Kornman is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
    • Lamar
      • 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 <4>
    • McClave
    • Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Wiley

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 Crawford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prowers County.

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

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Prowers 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 Crawford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #195562  (Crawford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #195562 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: Prowers
      • Est. Elev: 1131 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lamar West

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Prowers, 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 '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- Crawford 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.