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A visit to the Gair 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 Gair Cemetery ...

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

39.3844, -104.1827

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

The Gair Cemetery is located in Elbert County<2>.

The county seat for Elbert County is located in Kiowa. Kiowa lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Gair Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gair Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Gair Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Norton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Norton Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
  • Wiedemeyer - Brockman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sproch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Sproch Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sproch Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Hungate Memorial
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Hungate Memorial is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungate Memorial
  • Roehling Grave
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Roehling Grave is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roehling Grave
  • Sakala Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Sakala Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakala Cemetery
  • Simla Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Simla Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simla Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Kiowa Old Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Kiowa Old Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Old Cemetery
  • Ramah Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Ramah Cemetery is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah Cemetery
  • Ellen S. Liptrap Gravesite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Liptrap Grave
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Liptrap Grave is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liptrap Grave
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Calhan.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239200 <5>
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michaels Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Calhan.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57534 <5>
    • Miller Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Elbert - Kiowa Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Elbert - Kiowa Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert - Kiowa Cemetery
      • The Elbert - Kiowa Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elbert Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1820894 <5>
    • Lenard Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Lenard Cemetery is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenard Cemetery
    • River Bend Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The River Bend Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend Cemetery
    • Byers Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Byers Cemetery is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Byers Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Byers.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #163031 <5>
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
    • Silva Ranch Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Silva Ranch Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva Ranch Cemetery
    • Bijou Basin Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bijou Basin Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Basin Cemetery
    • National Slovak Society Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The National Slovak Society Cemetery is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Slovak Society Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the National Slovak Society Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Calhan.
      • The National Slovak Society Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Juris Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Gair Cemetery.

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

  • Agate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kiowa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Fondis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fondis is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fondis
  • Simla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Deer Trail
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Matheson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Elbert
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Byers
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Elizabeth
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Calhan
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Alta Vista
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Alta Vista is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Strasburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cabin Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cabin Creek is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
    • Ponderosa Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
    • Limon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Limon is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limon <6>
    • Peyton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bennett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pinery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The Pinery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pinery

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 Gair Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elbert County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Gair Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Elbert 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 Gair Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #185117  (Gair Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #185117 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: Elbert
      • Est. Elev: 1826 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bijou
      • Location given for Gair Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.3844297     Lon: -104.1827388
      • 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 Elbert, 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- Gair 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.