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A visit to the Speiser Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Speiser Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Speiser Cemetery (FG ID #57556)

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 Speiser Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.7193°   (37° 43' 9")

Lon:   -105.9746°   (-105° 58' 28")

The Speiser Cemetery is located in Alamosa County<2>.

The county seat for Alamosa County is located in Alamosa. Alamosa lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Speiser Cemetery .

Establishment of the Speiser Cemetery ...

The Speiser Cemetery was established in 1890.

Name Variations for Speiser Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Speiser Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Spicer Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Speiser Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stanley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • San Luis Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Luis Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Luis Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The San Luis Valley Cemetery is located in Rio Grande County
  • Lariat Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Monte Vista Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Valdeses Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valdeses Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valdeses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valdeses Cemetery is located in Rio Grande County
  • Alamosa Spanish Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Rio Grande County
  • Alamosa Municipal Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Del Norte Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Del Norte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Del Norte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Del Norte Cemetery is located in Rio Grande County
  • Pioneer Urraca Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Urraca Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
  • Uracca Pioneer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Urraca Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urraca Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Urraca Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Urraca Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Urraca Cemetery is located 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southwest of Alamosa.
    • The Urraca Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bad Booze Cemetery
    • Bowerman - Reimer - Nelson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57595 <1>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to the Urraca Cemetery
    • From the Speiser Cemetery to the Urraca Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Teton Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Teton Cemetery is located in Saguache County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Saguache County
    • Becker Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Campo Santo Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campo Santo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campo Santo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campo Santo Cemetery is located in Saguache County
    • Mirage Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mirage Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mirage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mirage Cemetery is located in Saguache County
    • De la Luz Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • La Jara Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Jara Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Jara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The La Jara Cemetery is located in Conejos County
    • Cotton Creek Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cotton Creek Cemetery is located in Saguache County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Speiser Cemetery.

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

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 Speiser Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alamosa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Speiser Cemetery:

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 Speiser Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #192613  (Speiser Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #192613 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: Hooper West
    • County: Alamosa         Elev: 2314
    • Location given for GNIS #192613 (Speiser Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #57556

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Alamosa, 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 Speiser Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7193, Longitude: -105.9746    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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