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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 Lariat Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.5901°   (37° 35' 24")

Lon:   -106.1999°   (-106° 11' 59")

The Lariat Cemetery is located in Rio Grande County<1>.

The county seat for Rio Grande County is located in Del Norte. Del Norte lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lariat Cemetery .

Name Variations for Lariat Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Lariat Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Workers Union Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Lariat Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Rio Grande County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Lariat Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Lariat Cemetery.

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

    • Monte Vista
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista
      • Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Vista <4>
    • Homelake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homelake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelake
      • Homelake is located in Rio Grande County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homelake <4>
    • Parma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Parma is located in Alamosa County
    • Del Norte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
      • Center is located in Rio Grande County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Alamosa County
    • Mosca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosca
      • Mosca is located in Alamosa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosca <4>
    • Alamosa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Henry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Alamosa County
    • Alamosa East
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa East
      • Alamosa East is located in Alamosa County
    • Hooper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Capulin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capulin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin
      • Capulin is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capulin <4>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Agua Ramon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Ramon
        • Agua Ramon is located in Rio Grande County
      • Gerrard
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrard
        • Gerrard is located in Rio Grande County
      • Summitville ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
        • Summitville is located in Rio Grande County
      • Platoro
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platoro
        • Platoro is located in Conejos County
      • South Fork
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
        • South Fork is located in Rio Grande County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fork <4>
      • La Jara
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

    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 Lariat Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rio Grande County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Lariat Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Valdeses Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valdeses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valdeses Cemetery is located in Rio Grande County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valdeses Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Rio Grande County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Del Norte Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Del Norte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Del Norte Cemetery is located in Rio Grande County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Del Norte Cemetery
    • Speiser Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Speiser Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speiser Cemetery
    • De la Luz Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De la Luz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The De la Luz Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De la Luz Cemetery
    • Capulin Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capulin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Capulin Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capulin Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • La Jara Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Jara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The La Jara Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Jara Cemetery
    • Sanford Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanford Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Cemetery
    • Becker Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Becker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Becker Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becker Cemetery

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

    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 Lariat Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #190396  (Lariat Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #190396 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: Monte Vista
      • County: Rio Grande         Elev: 2353
      • Location given for GNIS #190396 (Lariat Cemetery)

    The official website for Rio Grande County: www.riograndecounty.org/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Rio Grande, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lariat Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5901, Longitude: -106.1999    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.




 

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