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A visit to the Otero County Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Otero County Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Otero County Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Otero County Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.9686°   (37° 58' 6")

Lon:   -103.5767°   (-103° 34' 36")

The Otero County Cemetery is located in Otero County<2>.

The county seat for Otero County is located in La Junta. La Junta lies just to the east northeast of the Otero County Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of the Otero County Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of La Junta.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146283 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Otero County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Otero County
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Otero County
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Otero County
  • Holbrook Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holbrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Otero County
  • Timpas Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timpas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timpas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Timpas Cemetery is located in Otero County
  • Higbee Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higbee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Higbee Cemetery is located in Otero County
  • Martinez Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martinez Cemetery is located in Otero County
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The San Jose Cemetery is located in Otero County
  • Manzanola Mountainview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manzanola Mountainview Cemetery
    • The Manzanola Mountainview Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • The Manzanola Mountainview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Manzanola Cemetery
    • Manzanola Mountain View Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57444 <5>
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Otero County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Crowley County
    • Las Animas Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Las Animas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Las Animas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Las Animas Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Crowley County
    • Olney Springs Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olney Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olney Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olney Springs Cemetery is located in Crowley County
    • Pruett Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pruett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pruett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pruett Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Ft. Lyon National Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Lyon National Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Lyon National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Lyon National Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Arlington Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Otero County Cemetery.

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

  • La Junta
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Swink
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
    • Swink is located in Otero County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <6>
  • La Junta Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Junta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta Village
    • La Junta Village is located in Otero County
  • Benton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Benton is located in Otero County
  • Hawley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
    • Hawley is located in Otero County
  • Cheraw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Otero County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <6>
  • Higbee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higbee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
    • Higbee is located in Otero County
  • Sugar City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
    • Sugar City is located in Crowley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <6>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Manzanola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanola
      • Manzanola is located in Otero County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manzanola <6>
    • Ordway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
      • Ordway is located in Crowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordway <6>
    • Las Animas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Crowley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Lyon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lyon
      • Fort Lyon is located in Bent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lyon <6>
    • Olney Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Springs
      • Olney Springs is located in Crowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney Springs <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 Otero County Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otero County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Otero County Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Otero County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Otero County Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 Otero County Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2485950  (Otero County Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2485950 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: La Junta
      • County: Otero         Elev: 1277
      • Location given for GNIS #2485950 (Otero County Cemetery)

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

    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 Otero, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Otero County Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9686, Longitude: -103.5767       In this case, the coordinates for the Otero County Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <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 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.
    <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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