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A visit to the Sand Arroyo 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 Sand Arroyo Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Arroyo Cemetery:

38.4658, -103.5227

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

The Sand Arroyo Cemetery is located in Crowley County<2>.

The county seat for Crowley County is located in Ordway. Ordway lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sand Arroyo Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sand Arroyo Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Sand Arroyo Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Samuel Messersmith Grave
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
  • Grandma Forgey Grave
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grandma Forgey Grave is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandma Forgey Grave
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Crowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Haswell Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Haswell Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haswell Cemetery
  • Bucklen Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • The Bucklen Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklen Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Crowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Ordway.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57604 <5>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kirkland Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
    • Rube Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rube Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rube Cemetery
    • Liberty Bell Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Liberty Bell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell Cemetery
    • Holbrook Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
    • Galatea Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Galatea Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Sand Arroyo Cemetery.

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

  • Arlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Karval
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Haswell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Ordway
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheraw
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Crowley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Ford
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Galatea
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Galatea is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
  • La Junta Village
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • La Junta Village is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta Village

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 Sand Arroyo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crowley County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Arroyo 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 Sand Arroyo Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Crowley 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 Sand Arroyo Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #195304  (Sand Arroyo Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #195304 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: Crowley
      • Est. Elev: 1414 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: The Pinnacles
      • Location given for Sand Arroyo Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.4658354     Lon: -103.5227176
      • 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 Crowley, 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- Sand Arroyo 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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