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A visit to the Plum Valley 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 Plum Valley Cemetery ...

The Plum Valley Cemetery is located in Las Animas County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Andrix Cemetery
    • The Andrix Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrix Cemetery
  • Boggus Cemetery
    • The Boggus Cemetery is located in Baca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggus Cemetery
  • Carrizo Springs Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Cejita Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Baca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Crespin Cemetery
  • Edenview Cemetery
    • The Edenview Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenview Cemetery
  • Emery Gap Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Johnson Cemetery
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Kim Cemetery
    • The Kim Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kim Cemetery
  • Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mestas Cemetery
      • The Mestas Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mestas Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      • 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 <2>
    • Parker Cemetery
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Union County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Robb Cemetery
      • The Robb Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 5 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Plum Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Branson
    • 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 <4>
  • Carrizo Springs
    • Carrizo Springs is located in Baca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo Springs
  • Kim
    • Kim is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kim
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kim <4>
  • Troy ‑ Historic
    • Troy is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Villegreen
    • Villegreen is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villegreen

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 Plum Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Las Animas County.

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

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #196231  (Plum Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #196231 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: 1762 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tobe

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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' (or 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- Plum Valley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.