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A visit to the Dillon 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 Dillon Cemetery ...

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

39.6125, -106.0170

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

The Dillon Cemetery is located in Summit County<2>.

The county seat for Summit County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies just to the south of the Dillon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dillon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of the Dillon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Valley Brook Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Valley Brook Cemetery is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook Cemetery
  • Griffin Monument
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Griffin Monument is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Monument
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Griffin Monument is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Silver Plume.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57318 <5>
  • Silverplume Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Silverplume Cemetery is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverplume Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverplume Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Silver Plume.
    • The Silverplume Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Silver Plume Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324843 <5>
  • Webster Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • Lamping Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lamping Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamping Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Red Cliff.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183811 <5>
  • Como Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • The Como Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
  • Empire Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Empire Cemetery is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Empire.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57258 <5>
  • Burtcher Gravesite
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • The Burtcher Gravesite is located in Grand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtcher Gravesite
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burtcher Gravesite is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Parshall.
  • River View Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Alvarado Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Alvarado Cemetery is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alvarado Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Empire.
    • The Alvarado Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alvarado - Georgetown Cemetery
    • Georgetown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57149 <5>
  • Old Georgetown Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Georgetown Cemetery is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Georgetown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Georgetown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Empire.
    • The Old Georgetown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Georgetown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722258 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Buckskin Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Buckskin Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Cemetery
    • Dudley Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
    • Park City Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The Park City Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Cemetery
    • Dumont Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dumont Cemetery is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dumont Cemetery is located in Dumont.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963342 <5>
    • Fraser Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fraser Cemetery is located in Grand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser Cemetery
    • Cozens Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cozens Cemetery is located in Grand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozens Cemetery
      • The Cozens Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cozens Ranch Cemetery
    • Gold Park Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Fairplay Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Old Fairplay Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fairplay Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dillon Cemetery.

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

  • Keystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dillon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Silverthorne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frisco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildernest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Swandyke ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Swandyke is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
  • Saint Johns ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint Johns is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Breckenridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
    • Wild Irishman has also been known as:
    • Preston Mill
    • Preston
  • Rexford ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rexford is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
  • Montezuma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chihuahua ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chihuahua is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Copper Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Blue River is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
    • Bakerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bakerville is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
    • Dyersville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Dyersville is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville

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 Dillon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Summit County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dillon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Summit 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 Dillon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #176248  (Dillon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #176248 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: Summit
      • Est. Elev: 2799 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Frisco
      • Location given for Dillon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.6124866     Lon: -106.0169619
      • 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 Summit, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dillon 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.
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