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A visit to the Rosita Cemetery ...


The location of the Rosita Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- 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 Rosita Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.0911°   (38° 5' 27")

Lon:   -105.3525°   (-105° 21' 9")

The Rosita Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.

The county seat for Custer County is located in Westcliffe. Westcliffe lies just to the west northwest of the Rosita Cemetery .

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 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 Rosita Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Custer 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 Rosita Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rosita Cemetery.

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

    • Rosita
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
      • Rosita is located in Custer County
    • Querida ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
      • Querida is located in Custer County
      • Querida has also been known as:
      • Bassick
      • Querida Junction
    • Silver Cliff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
      • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <4>
    • Westcliffe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ula ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
      • Ula is located in Custer County
    • Bradford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
    • Wetmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
      • Wetmore is located in Custer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <4>
    • Hillside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Hillside is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillside <4>
    • Crestone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Beulah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <4>
    • Duncan ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Saguache County
    • Liberty ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Saguache County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Beulah Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
        • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
      • Coal Creek
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockvale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
        • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
      • Sunset City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
        • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
      • Gardner
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Siloam
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
        • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
      • Brookside
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
        • Brookside is located in Fremont County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Prospect Heights
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
        • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
      • Red Wing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Florence
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Park
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
        • Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
      • Rye
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
        • Rye is located in Pueblo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <4>
      • Canon City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

    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 Rosita Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Rosita Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Silver Cliff Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Cliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Cliff Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Cliff Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Ula Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ula Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ula Cemetery
    • Pines Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pines Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Pines Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • The Pines Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cusacks Cemetery Of The Pines
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pines Cemetery
    • The Pines Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The The Pines Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Pines Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Teton Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Teton Cemetery is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teton Cemetery
    • Cisneros Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cisneros Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cisneros Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cisneros Cemetery
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Union Highland Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Highland Cemetery is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Highland Cemetery
    • San Juan Bautisa Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Juan Bautisa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The San Juan Bautisa Cemetery is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Juan Bautisa Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Fremont Memory Gardens Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fremont Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fremont Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fremont Memory Gardens Cemetery
      • Mountain Vale Memory Gardens
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Vale Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain Vale Memory Gardens is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Vale Memory Gardens
      • Lakeside Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • IOOF Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Maes Creek Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maes Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Maes Creek Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maes Creek Cemetery
      • Cotton Creek Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cotton Creek Cemetery is located in Saguache County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Creek Cemetery
      • Gonzales Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gonzales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonzales Cemetery

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

    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 Rosita Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #192311  (Rosita Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #192311 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: Rosita
      • County: Custer         Elev: 2651
      • Location given for GNIS #192311 (Rosita 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 Custer, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rosita Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0911, Longitude: -105.3525       In this case, the coordinates for the Rosita Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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