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A visit to the Silver Cliff 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 Silver Cliff Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silver Cliff Cemetery:

38.1231, -105.4433

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

The Silver Cliff 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 Silver Cliff Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Silver Cliff Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the Silver Cliff Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ula Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ula Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Rosita Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rosita Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita Cemetery
  • Pines Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Pines Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
    • The Pines Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cusacks Cemetery Of The Pines
  • The Pines Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Pines Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Teton Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Teton Cemetery is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton Cemetery
  • Cotton Creek Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • The Cotton Creek Cemetery is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek Cemetery
  • Mirage Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • The Mirage Cemetery is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirage Cemetery
  • Fremont Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Vale Memory Gardens
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Union Highland Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cisneros Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cisneros Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisneros Cemetery
    • San Juan Bautisa Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
    • Abbey Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Abbey Cemetery is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbey Cemetery
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Silver Cliff Cemetery.

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

  • Silver Cliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Westcliffe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ula ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ula is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
  • Querida ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Querida is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
    • Querida has also been known as:
    • Bassick
    • Querida Junction
  • Rosita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rosita is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
  • Hillside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crestone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Duncan ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Duncan is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Liberty ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Greenwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Wetmore
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sunset City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
    • Cotopaxi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Echo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Echo is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Rockvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Coal Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Prospect Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
    • Coaldale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookside is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Lincoln Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Beulah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Florence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Canon City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckskin Joe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
    • Vallie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vallie is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie

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 Silver Cliff 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 Silver Cliff 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 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 Silver Cliff Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Custer 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 Silver Cliff Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #192298  (Silver Cliff Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #192298 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: Custer
      • Est. Elev: 2445 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Aldrich Gulch
      • Location given for Silver Cliff Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.1230558     Lon: -105.4433349
      • 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 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 '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- Silver Cliff 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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