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A visit to the Jansen 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 Jansen Cemetery ...

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

37.1595, -104.5469

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

The Jansen Cemetery is located in Las Animas County<2>.

The county seat for Las Animas County is located in Trinidad. Trinidad lies just to the east northeast of the Jansen Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jansen Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Jansen Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Carpios Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Carpios Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpios Cemetery
  • Starkville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Starkville Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinidad Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #199835 <5>
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
  • Valdez Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Valdez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez Cemetery
  • Tijeras Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tijeras Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras Cemetery
  • Cordova Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cordova Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Cemetery
  • Gallegos Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gallegos Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallegos Cemetery
  • Burro Canyon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Burro Canyon Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burro Canyon Cemetery
  • Rivera Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rivera Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivera Cemetery
  • Albertson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Albertson Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • San Juan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Cemetery
    • San Juan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Cemetery
    • Martinez Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Martinez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Cemetery
    • Chicosa Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chicosa Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicosa Cemetery
    • Vigil Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Vigil Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil Cemetery
    • Bloom Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bloom Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Cemetery
    • Weston Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Weston Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
    • Barela Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Barela Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barela Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jansen Cemetery.

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

  • Sopris ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
  • Trinidad
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Starkville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Engleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Cokedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Madrid ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • El Moro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
  • Valdez
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Valdez is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
  • Beshoar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar
  • Segundo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Morley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Morley is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • San Miguel ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Boncarbo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wootton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Wootton is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton
    • Hoehne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ludlow ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Brilliant ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant

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 Jansen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Las Animas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aguilar
  • El Moro
  • Raton
    • Raton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Jansen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Raton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
  • Trinidad

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 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 Jansen Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Las Animas 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 Jansen Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #194691  (Jansen Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #194691 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: Las Animas
      • Est. Elev: 1936 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Trinidad West
      • Location given for Jansen Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.1594636     Lon: -104.5469308
      • 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 Las Animas, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jansen 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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