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A visit to the Sheephorn Cemetery ...


The location of the Sheephorn 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 Sheephorn Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.9217°   (39° 55' 18")

Lon:   -106.4884°   (-106° 29' 18")

The Sheephorn Cemetery is located in Eagle County<2>.

The county seat for Eagle County is located in Eagle. Eagle lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sheephorn Cemetery .

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 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 Sheephorn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Eagle 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 Sheephorn 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 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sheephorn Cemetery.

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

    • Heeney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kremmling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • McCoy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
      • McCoy is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCoy <4>
    • Egeria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egeria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
      • Egeria is located in Routt County
    • Wolcott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <4>
    • Edwards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <4>
    • Avon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
    • Parshall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Toponas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Vail
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Vail is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <4>
    • Beaver Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Burns
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
        • Burns is located in Eagle County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <4>
      • Bighorn
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bighorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
        • Bighorn is located in Eagle County
      • Hot Sulphur Springs
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Minturn
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
        • Minturn is located in Eagle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <4>
      • Eagle
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Astor City ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
        • Astor City is located in Eagle County

    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 Sheephorn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Eagle County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 11 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Sheephorn Cemetery.<5>

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

    • McCoy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Kremmling Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kremmling Cemetery is located in Grand County
      • The Kremmling Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kremmling Cemetery
    • King Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The King Family Cemetery is located in Grand County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the King Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Kremmling.
      • The King Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Troublesome Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2571525 <6>
    • Burtcher Gravesite
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Burtcher Gravesite is located in Grand County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burtcher Gravesite is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Parshall.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burtcher Gravesite
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Brett Family Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brett Family Cemetery is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brett Family Cemetery
    • River View Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hot Sulphur Springs Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams Family Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Adams Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Adams Family Cemetery is located in Routt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Family Cemetery
    • Yampa Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Yampa Cemetery is located in Routt County
      • The Yampa Cemetery has also been known as:
      • South Routt Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yampa Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Eagle County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Red Cliff.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183811 <6>

    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 Sheephorn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1947617  (Sheephorn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1947617 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: Sheephorn Mountain
      • County: Eagle         Elev: 2279
      • Location given for GNIS #1947617 (Sheephorn Cemetery)

    The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/

    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 Eagle, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sheephorn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9217, Longitude: -106.4884       In this case, the coordinates for the Sheephorn 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>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.
    <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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