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A visit to the Los Hermanos Penitentes 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 Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery:

37.2081, -104.0536

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

The Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery is located in Las Animas County<2>.

The county seat for Las Animas County is located in Trinidad. Trinidad lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west of the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mestas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mestas Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mestas Cemetery
  • Nola Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Nola Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola Cemetery
  • Trinchera Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
  • Trinchera Plaza Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Vigil Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Vigil Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil Cemetery
  • Barela Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Barela Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barela Cemetery
  • Tapia Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucero Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Romero Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Romero Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero Cemetery
  • Cejita Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Leyba Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Branson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57449 <5>
    • Pacheco Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Pacheco Cemetery is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Cemetery
    • Bloom Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Bloom Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Cemetery
    • Martinez Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Martinez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Cemetery
    • Emery Gap Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Emery Gap Cemetery is located in Union County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Gap Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emery Gap Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Branson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365208 <5>
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
    • Rivera Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Rivera Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivera Cemetery
    • Cordova Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Cordova Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery.

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

  • Trinchera
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Model
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Branson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Branson is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Former name for Branson:
    • Wilson's Switch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <6>
  • Hoehne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Beshoar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar
  • San Miguel ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • Troy ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Troy is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • El Moro
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
  • Thatcher
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Thatcher is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
  • Engleville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Folsom
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Trinidad
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Starkville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Houghton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Houghton is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
    • Morley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Morley is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Wootton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wootton is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton
    • Sopris ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
    • Raton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <6>

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 Los Hermanos Penitentes 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 Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • El Moro
  • Folsom
    • Folsom lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Folsom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Raton
    • Raton lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Raton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
  • Trinidad
  • Troy - Historic
    • Troy lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy

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 either 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 Los Hermanos Penitentes 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 Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #194770  (Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #194770 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: 1701 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Purgatoire Canyon
      • Location given for Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.2080743     Lon: -104.0535802
      • 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- Los Hermanos Penitentes 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.