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A visit to the Nola 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 Nola Cemetery ...

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

37.0803, -104.1208

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

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

The county seat for Las Animas County is located in Trinidad. Trinidad lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Nola Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Nola Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Nola Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trinchera Plaza Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tapia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucero Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leyba Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Trinchera Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pacheco Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pacheco Cemetery is located in Colfax County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Cemetery
  • Barela Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Barela Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barela Cemetery
  • Romero Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Romero Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero Cemetery
  • Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Vigil Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Vigil Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil Cemetery
  • Cejita Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mestas Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mestas Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mestas Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Emery Gap Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Wilcox Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
    • Johnson Park Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Johnson Park Cemetery is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Park Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Raton (NM).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237532 <5>
    • Cordova Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Cordova Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Cemetery
    • Bloom Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bloom Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Cemetery
    • Martinez Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Martinez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Cemetery
    • Rivera Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rivera Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivera Cemetery
    • Folsom Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Folsom Cemetery is located in Union County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Cemetery
    • Drew Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Drew Cemetery is located in Union County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Nola Cemetery.

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

  • Trinchera
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Branson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • San Miguel ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • Beshoar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar
  • Folsom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoehne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wootton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wootton is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton
  • Engleville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Raton
    (21 miles [33.8 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>
  • Model
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • El Moro
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
  • Morley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Morley is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Trinidad
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Starkville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Brilliant ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
    • Capulin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sopris ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris

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 Nola 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 Nola 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 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 Nola 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 Nola Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #194960  (Nola Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #194960 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: 1754 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Trinchera
      • Location given for Nola Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.0802992     Lon: -104.1208069
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nola 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.