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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 Grandma Forgey Grave ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grandma Forgey Grave

Lat:   38.6511°   (38° 39' 3")

Lon:   -103.6674°   (-103° 40' 2")

The Grandma Forgey Grave is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Hugo. Hugo lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Grandma Forgey Grave .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Grandma Forgey Grave.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grandma Forgey Grave, with the nearest first.

  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Samuel Messersmith Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samuel Messersmith Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samuel Messersmith Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Samuel Messersmith Grave is located in Lincoln County
  • Kirkland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Bucklen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bucklen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bucklen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bucklen Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Liberty Bell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Bell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Bell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Rube Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rube Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rube Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rube Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Sand Arroyo Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Arroyo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Arroyo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Arroyo Cemetery is located in Crowley County
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in El Paso County
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
  • Lone Memorial
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Memorial
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Memorial is located in El Paso County
  • Kanza Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanza Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanza Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kanza Cemetery is located in Elbert County
  • Crescent Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crescent Cemetery
    • The Crescent Cemetery is located in El Paso County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Leader Church Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leader Church Cemetery
      • The Leader Church Cemetery is located in El Paso County
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Crowley County
    • Highland Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Crowley County
    • Arlington Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Boyero Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyero Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyero Cemetery is located in Lincoln County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 6 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Grandma Forgey Grave.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grandma Forgey Grave, with the nearest first.

  • Karval
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rush
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
  • Sugar City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
    • Sugar City is located in Crowley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <6>
  • Truckton ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckton
    • Truckton is located in El Paso County
    • Former names for Truckton:
    • Dunkin City
    • Truck Town
  • Boyero
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Grandma Forgey Grave. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grandma Forgey Grave.

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 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 Grandma Forgey Grave:

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 Grandma Forgey Grave:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2047277  (Grandma Forgey Grave)
    • Note: GNIS record #2047277 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: Forder
    • County: Lincoln         Elev: 1491
    • Location given for GNIS #2047277 (Grandma Forgey Grave)

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 Lincoln, 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 Grandma Forgey Grave. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6511, Longitude: -103.6674       In this case, the coordinates for the Grandma Forgey Grave 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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