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A visit to the Curtis 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 Curtis Cemetery ...

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

40.2655, -103.0619

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

The Curtis Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Akron. Akron lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Curtis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Curtis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Curtis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Burdett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Burdett Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Otis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Otis Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Cemetery
  • Akron Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Akron Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Cemetery
  • Grave of Susanna Alderdice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Summit Springs Battlefield Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hyde Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hyde Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
  • Kelly Community Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Schlake Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Schlake Cemetery is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlake Cemetery
  • New Haven Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Haven Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
  • Gebaurer Family Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Yuma Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Yuma Cemetery is located in Yuma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma Cemetery
      • The Yuma Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yuma Municipal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #285398 <5>
    • Leroy Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Leroy Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy Cemetery
    • Merino Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Merino Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Cemetery
    • Rockland Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rockland Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Lee Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Methodist Church Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery

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 Curtis Cemetery.

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

  • Curtis ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Curtis is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Platner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Platner is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platner
  • Harmon ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Harmon is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
  • Otis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Otis is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <6>
  • Burdett ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Burdett is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Akron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Akron is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
  • Calhoun ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Calhoun is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Lone Star ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Star is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Hyde ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hyde is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
  • Xenia ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Xenia is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia has also been known as:
    • Cody
  • Leslie ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leslie is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Midway ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Midway is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Leroy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Leroy is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Pinneo ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pinneo is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinneo
    • Yuma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Merino
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Atwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Messex
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Messex is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messex

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 Curtis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Akron
    • Akron lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Curtis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Akron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Brush
  • Leslie - Historic
    • Leslie lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Curtis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leslie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Merino
  • Otis
    • Otis lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Curtis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Otis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Sterling
  • Yuma
    • Yuma lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Curtis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yuma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Curtis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Curtis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #182939  (Curtis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #182939 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 1358 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buffalo Springs Ranch SE
      • Location given for Curtis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.2655371     Lon: -103.0618823
      • 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 Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Curtis 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.