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A visit to the Fort Garland Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Ft. Garland Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Garland Cemetery

Lat:   37.4242°   (37° 25' 27")

Lon:   -105.4278°   (-105° 25' 40")

The Ft. Garland Cemetery is located in Costilla County<2>.

The county seat for Costilla County is located in San Luis. San Luis lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Ft. Garland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Ft. Garland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Myer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Myer Cemetery is located in Costilla County
  • Mac Mullan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mac Mullan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mac Mullan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mac Mullan Cemetery is located in Costilla County
  • Blanca Trinchera Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanca Trinchera Cemetery
    • The Blanca Trinchera Cemetery is located in Costilla County
    • The Blanca Trinchera Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Ft. Garland Cemetery
  • Pioneer Urraca Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Urraca Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
  • Uracca Pioneer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Uracca Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Uracca Pioneer Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Uracca Pioneer Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of Alamosa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57488 <5>
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
    • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Costilla County
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Pedro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Pedro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Costilla County
  • Becker Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becker Cemetery
    • The Becker Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Becker Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Alamosa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57172 <5>
  • Chama Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chama Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chama Cemetery is located in Costilla County
  • Urraca Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urraca Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Urraca Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Urraca Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Urraca Cemetery is located 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southwest of Alamosa.
    • The Urraca Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bad Booze Cemetery
    • Bowerman - Reimer - Nelson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57595 <5>
  • Oak View Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak View Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
  • Los Sauces Church Yard Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Sauces Church Yard Cemetery
    • The Los Sauces Church Yard Cemetery is located in Conejos County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Los Sauces Church Yard Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Sanford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2564223 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Chama Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chama Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chama Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Gate to Heaven Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gate to Heaven Cemetery
      • The Gate to Heaven Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gate to Heaven Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Sanford.
      • The Gate to Heaven Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Los Lasauses Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57390 <5>
    • Lasauses Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lasauses Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lasauses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lasauses Cemetery is located in Conejos County
    • Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery
      • The Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Sanford.
      • The Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Assembly of God Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335304 <5>
    • Alamosa Municipal Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alamosa Municipal Cemetery
      • The Alamosa Municipal Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alamosa Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Alamosa.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1495808 <5>
    • Gonzales Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonzales Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gonzales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • La Veta Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Veta Cemetery
      • The La Veta Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Veta Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of La Veta.
      • The La Veta Cemetery has also been known as:
      • La Veta Spanish Cemetery
      • La Wahatoya Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256280 <5>
    • Yellowstone Creek Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ft. Garland Cemetery.

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

  • Fort Garland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Blanca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Garland City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
    • Garland City is located in Costilla County
  • Russell ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Costilla County
  • San Luis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
    • San Luis is located in Costilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <7>
  • San Acacio
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Uptop ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
    • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
  • Muleshoe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muleshoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
    • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
  • Chama
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
    • Chama is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <7>
  • Cuchara
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • La Veta Pass
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Veta Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
    • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
  • San Pablo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
    • San Pablo is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <7>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Red Wing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • La Veta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Alamosa East
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamosa East. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa East
      • Alamosa East is located in Alamosa County
    • Alamosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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 Ft. Garland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Costilla County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Garland 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 professional and volunteer 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 Ft. Garland 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 Ft. Garland Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #192832  (Fort Garland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #192832 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: Fort Garland
    • County: Costilla         Elev: 2413
    • Location given for GNIS #192832 (Fort Garland Cemetery)

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

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 Costilla, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Garland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4242, Longitude: -105.4278       In this case, the coordinates for the Ft. Garland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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>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.
<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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