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A visit to the McElmo Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the McElmo Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The McElmo Cemetery (FG ID #1993481)

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 McElmo Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.3377°   (37° 20' 15")

Lon:   -108.8394°   (-108° 50' 21")

The McElmo Cemetery is located in Montezuma County<2>.

The county seat for Montezuma County is located in Cortez. Cortez lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the McElmo Cemetery .

Name Variations for McElmo 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.

McElmo Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Battlerock 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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the McElmo Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the McElmo Cemetery.

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

  • Towaoc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towaoc have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towaoc
    • Towaoc is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towaoc <6>
  • Arriola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arriola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriola
    • Arriola is located in Montezuma County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arriola
    • From the McElmo Cemetery to Arriola
  • Cortez
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortez have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
    • Cortez is located in Montezuma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortez <6>
  • Lewis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <6>
  • Yellow Jacket
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ackmen ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ackmen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackmen
    • Ackmen is located in Montezuma County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ackmen
    • From the McElmo Cemetery to Ackmen
  • Pleasant View
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <6>
  • Aneth
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dolores
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • McPhee ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPhee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhee
    • McPhee is located in Montezuma County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McPhee
    • From the McElmo Cemetery to McPhee
  • Cahone
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Montezuma Creek
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • White Rock Curve Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock Curve Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Curve Village
      • White Rock Curve Village is located in San Juan County (UT)
    • Red Lake Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Village
      • Red Lake Village is located in San Juan County (UT)
    • White Mesa Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mesa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mesa Village
      • White Mesa Village is located in San Juan County (UT)
    • Mancos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancos
      • Mancos is located in Montezuma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancos <6>
    • Dove Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
      • Dove Creek is located in Dolores County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dove Creek <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 McElmo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montezuma County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 McElmo 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 McElmo Cemetery:

The official website for Montezuma County: www.co.montezuma.co.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Montezuma, 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 McElmo Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3377, Longitude: -108.8394    
<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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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