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A visit to the Rangely Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rangely Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rangely Cemetery (FG ID #2145366)

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 Rangely Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.0903°   (40° 5' 25")

Lon:   -108.7676°   (-108° 46' 3")

The Rangely Cemetery is located in Rio Blanco County<2>.

The county seat for Rio Blanco County is located in Meeker. Meeker lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<3> to the east of the Rangely Cemetery .

Establishment of the Rangely Cemetery ...

The Rangely Cemetery was established in 1886.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 5 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Rangely Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Rangely Cemetery.

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

  • Rangely
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangely
    • Rangely is located in Rio Blanco County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rangely <6>
  • Dinosaur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonanza
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Ignatio ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ignatio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignatio
    • Ignatio is located in Uintah County (UT)
    • Ignatio has also been known as:
    • Ignacio
    • White River Station
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ignatio
    • From the Rangely Cemetery to Ignatio
  • Elk Springs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Watson ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Uintah County (UT)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Watson
    • From the Rangely Cemetery to Watson
  • Dragon ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dragon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
    • Dragon is located in Uintah County (UT)
    • Former name for Dragon:
    • Dragon Junction
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dragon
    • From the Rangely Cemetery to Dragon
  • Rainbow ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rainbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
    • Rainbow is located in Uintah County (UT)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rainbow
    • From the Rangely Cemetery to Rainbow
  • White River City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River City
    • White River City is located in Rio Blanco County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Rangely Cemetery:

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 Rangely Cemetery:

The official website for Rio Blanco County: www.co.rio-blanco.co.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Rio Blanco, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Rangely Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0903, Longitude: -108.7676    
<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 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.
<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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