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A visit to the Pioneer Urraca 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 Pioneer Urraca Cemetery ...

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

37.6022, -105.5720

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

The Pioneer Urraca Cemetery is located in Alamosa County<2>.

The county seat for Alamosa County is located in Alamosa. Alamosa lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Urraca Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Urraca Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Urraca Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urraca Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Urraca Cemetery is located 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northeast of Alamosa.
    • The Urraca Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bad Booze Cemetery
    • Bowerman - Reimer - Nelson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57595 <5>
  • Mac Mullan Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mac Mullan Cemetery is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac Mullan Cemetery
  • Blanca Trinchera Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Blanca Trinchera Cemetery is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanca Trinchera Cemetery
    • The Blanca Trinchera Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Ft. Garland Cemetery
  • Myer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Myer Cemetery is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myer Cemetery
  • Ft. Garland Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ft. Garland Cemetery is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Garland Cemetery
  • Brennaman Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brennaman Cemetery is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennaman Cemetery
  • Chama Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chama Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama Cemetery
  • Alamosa Municipal Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Alamosa Municipal Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa Municipal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alamosa Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Alamosa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1495808 <5>
  • Becker Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Becker Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Becker Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Alamosa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57172 <5>
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
  • Alamosa Spanish Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Alamosa Spanish Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa Spanish Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alamosa Spanish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Alamosa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146363 <5>
  • Speiser Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • The Speiser Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speiser Cemetery
    • The Speiser Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Spicer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57556 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Stanley Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
    • Los Sauces Church Yard Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Los Sauces Church Yard Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Sauces Church Yard Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Los Sauces Church Yard Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Sanford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2564223 <5>
    • Yellowstone Creek Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Oak View Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Oak View Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Cemetery
    • Sanches Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Sanches Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanches Cemetery
    • Teton Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Teton Cemetery is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton Cemetery
    • Gate to Heaven Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The Gate to Heaven Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate to Heaven Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gate to Heaven Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Sanford.
      • The Gate to Heaven Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Los Lasauses Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57390 <5>
    • Lasauses Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The Lasauses Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasauses Cemetery
    • Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Sanford.
      • The Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Assembly of God Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335304 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery.

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

  • Blanca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fort Garland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Russell is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Garland City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garland City is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
  • Mosca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Alamosa East
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alamosa East is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa East
  • Liberty ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Liberty is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Alamosa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Wing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Duncan ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Duncan is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Hooper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Uptop ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • La Veta Pass
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
    • Muleshoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
    • Henry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Henry is located in Alamosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Bradford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Gardner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Parma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Parma is located in Alamosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma

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 Pioneer Urraca Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alamosa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamosa
    • Alamosa lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamosa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa
  • Blanca
    • Blanca lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blanca.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanca
  • Crestone
  • Fort Garland
  • San Luis

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 either 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 Pioneer Urraca Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Alamosa 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 Pioneer Urraca Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #192702  (Pioneer Urraca Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #192702 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: Alamosa
      • Est. Elev: 2562 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Twin Peaks
      • Location given for Pioneer Urraca Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.6022259     Lon: -105.5719581
      • 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 Alamosa, 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- Pioneer Urraca 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.
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