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A visit to the Olathe 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 Olathe Cemetery ...

The Olathe Cemetery is located in Montrose County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Ash Mesa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ash Mesa Cemetery is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Mesa Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Button Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Button Cemetery is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button Cemetery
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Cedaredge Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Cedaredge Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedaredge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedaredge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cedaredge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960144 <2>
  • Colona Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Colona Cemetery is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona Cemetery
  • Cory Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Cory Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
  • Crim Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Crim Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crim Cemetery
  • Delta Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Eckert Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Eckert Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert Cemetery
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Montrose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mesa View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mesa View Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa View Cemetery
    • Olson Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Olson Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
    • Pea Green Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pea Green Cemetery is located in Montrose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Green Cemetery
    • Read Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Read Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Cemetery
    • Uncompahgre Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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 Olathe Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Austin
  • Cedaredge
  • Colona
    • Colona is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Cory
  • Crawford
  • Delta
  • Eckert
  • Escalante
    • Escalante is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
  • Hotchkiss
  • Keyhole
    • Keyhole is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyhole
  • Lazear
  • Maher
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Montrose
    • North Delta
      • North Delta is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Delta
    • Olathe
    • Orchard City
      • Orchard City is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,242 people
    • Roubideau
      • Roubideau is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
    • Uncompahgre
      • Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
    • Vernal
      • Vernal is located in Montrose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal

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 Olathe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montrose County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olathe 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 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 Olathe Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Montrose 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 Olathe Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1795122  (Olathe Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1795122 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: Montrose
      • Est. Elev: 1644 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Olathe

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Montrose, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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- Olathe Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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