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A visit to the Iris 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 Iris Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Iris 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 Iris Cemetery

Lat:   38.4050°   (38° 24' 18")

Lon:   -106.8223°   (-106° 49' 20")

The Iris Cemetery is located in Saguache County<2>.

The county seat for Saguache County is located in Saguache. Saguache lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Iris Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Iris Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Parlin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parlin Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Parlin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Parlin Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • Gunnison Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunnison Cemetery
    • The Gunnison Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gunnison Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Gunnison.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57319 <6>
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Doyle Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • Palisade Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palisade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palisade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palisade Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • Doyleville Cemetery #1
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ohio City Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ohio City Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • McGregor Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Powderhorn Family Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powderhorn Family Cemetery
    • The Powderhorn Family Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • The Powderhorn Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Powderhorn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57495 <6>
  • Pitkin Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pitkin Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • Jacks Cabin Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacks Cabin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacks Cabin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jacks Cabin Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • White Pine Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Pine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Pine Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • Nurse - Brownlee Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nurse - Brownlee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nurse - Brownlee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nurse - Brownlee Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Tomichi Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomichi Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomichi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tomichi Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • Blue Mesa Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mesa Cemetery
      • The Blue Mesa Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
      • The Blue Mesa Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Sapinero Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2460575 <6>
    • Jacks Creek Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacks Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacks Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jacks Creek Cemetery is located in Saguache County
    • Boothill Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boothill Cemetery
      • The Boothill Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • Tincup Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tincup Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tincup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tincup Cemetery is located in Gunnison County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Iris Cemetery.

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

  • Parlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlin
    • Parlin is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlin <7>
  • Gunnison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Iola ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Iola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
    • Iola is located in Gunnison County
  • Ohio City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Powderhorn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Powderhorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn
    • Powderhorn is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderhorn <7>
  • Almont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
    • Almont is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <7>
  • Bowerman ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerman
    • Bowerman is located in Gunnison County
    • Bowerman has also been known as:
    • Camp Bowerman
    • Nugget City
  • Pitkin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sargents
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
    • Sargents is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargents <7>
  • Whitepine
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
    • Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
    • Whitepine has also been known as:
    • White Pine
  • Baldwin ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baldwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Gunnison County
  • Monarch
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Hancock ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Chaffee County

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 Iris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saguache County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Iris 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 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 Iris 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 Iris Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #189614  (Iris Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #189614 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: Iris
    • County: Saguache         Elev: 2709
    • Location given for GNIS #189614 (Iris Cemetery)

The official website for Saguache County: www.slv.org/saguachecounty/

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 Saguache, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Iris Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4050, Longitude: -106.8223       In this case, the coordinates for the Iris 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>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.
<6>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.
<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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