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A visit to the Sheridan Lake 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 Sheridan Lake Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheridan Lake Cemetery:

38.4847, -102.2894

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

The Sheridan Lake Cemetery is located in Kiowa County<2>.

The county seat for Kiowa County is located in Eads. Eads lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west of the Sheridan Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sheridan Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Sheridan Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Plainview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
  • Water Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Water Valley Cemetery is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley Cemetery
  • Towner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Towner Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner Cemetery
  • Chivington Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Chivington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington Cemetery
  • France Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The France Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mathews Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Tribune (KS).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310341 <5>
  • G.A.R. Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The G.A.R. Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G.A.R. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the G.A.R. Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of Tribune (KS).
    • The G.A.R. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodgers Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93519 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Cheyenne Wells.
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cheyenne Wells Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57276 <5>
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope Cemetery
  • Eads Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • The Eads Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads Cemetery
  • Hartman Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
  • Stockholm Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Eads Pioneer Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • The Eads Pioneer Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eads Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Eads.
      • The Eads Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eads Old Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307806 <5>
    • Arapahoe Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Arapahoe Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arapahoe Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Arapahoe.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57158 <5>
    • Amity Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • The Amity Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
    • Greeley County Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • The Greeley County Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley County Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greeley County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Tribune (KS).
      • The Greeley County Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greely County Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92577 <5>
    • Amache Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • The Amache Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amache Cemetery
    • Granada Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • The Granada Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Cemetery
    • Holly Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • The Holly Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Sheridan Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Sheridan Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Water Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Kanco ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Kanco is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanco
  • Chivington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
  • Cheyenne Wells
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Hartman
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Horace
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Horace is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Firstview
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Firstview is located in Cheyenne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firstview
  • Arapahoe
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Eads
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Grote
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Grote is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote
  • Tribune
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tribune is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <6>
  • Kornman
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kornman is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
  • Granada
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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 Sheridan Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kiowa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Sheridan Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Kiowa 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 Sheridan Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #195323  (Sheridan Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #195323 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: Kiowa
      • Est. Elev: 1256 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sheridan Lake
      • Location given for Sheridan Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.484737     Lon: -102.2893528
      • 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 Kiowa, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sheridan Lake 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.