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A visit to the Maes Creek 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 Maes Creek Cemetery ...

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

37.7995, -105.0847

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

The Maes Creek Cemetery is located in Huerfano County<2>.

The county seat for Huerfano County is located in Walsenburg. Walsenburg lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Maes Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Maes Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Maes Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Farisita Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Farisita Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farisita Cemetery
  • Cisneros Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cisneros Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisneros Cemetery
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
  • Yellowstone Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sanches Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Sanches Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanches Cemetery
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
  • Chama Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chama Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
  • Butte Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Butte Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Cemetery
  • Chavez Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Chavez Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavez Cemetery
  • Speed Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Speed Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Cemetery
  • Oak View Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Oak View Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
    • La Veta Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The La Veta Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Veta Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of La Veta.
      • The La Veta Cemetery has also been known as:
      • La Veta Spanish Cemetery
      • La Wahatoya Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256280 <5>
    • Old La Veta Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Old La Veta Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old La Veta Cemetery
    • Laguna Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Laguna Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Cemetery
    • Bustos Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bustos Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustos Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Rosita Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rosita Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita Cemetery
    • Valdez Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Valdez Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Maes Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Gardner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Red Wing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Tioga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tioga is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Rye
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rye is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <6>
  • Alamo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • La Veta Pass
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
  • Calumet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Calumet is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Apache City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Apache City is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache City
  • Greenhorn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenhorn is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
  • Bradford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Uptop ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
  • Muleshoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Colorado City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Colorado City is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
    • Lascar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lascar is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lascar
    • Beulah Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
    • Beulah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Russell ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Russell is located in Costilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • La Veta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Walsenburg
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Maes Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huerfano County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Maes Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Huerfano 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 Maes Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #192605  (Maes Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #192605 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: Huerfano
      • Est. Elev: 2166 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Badito Cone
      • Location given for Maes Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.7994521     Lon: -105.0847178
      • 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 Huerfano, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maes Creek 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.