A visit to the Summit Ridge 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 Summit Ridge Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Summit Ridge Cemetery (FG ID #405940).
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 Summit Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summit Ridge Cemetery:
37.4531, -108.5007
The Summit Ridge Cemetery is located in Montezuma County<2>.
The county seat for Montezuma County is located in Cortez. Cortez lies just to the south southwest of the Summit Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Summit Ridge Cemetery.
Name Variations for Summit Ridge 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.
Summit Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Delores Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
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 21 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of the Summit Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summit Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peoples Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arriola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goodman Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Majors Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mancos Pioneer Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Webber Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sheek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lamb Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McElmo Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Park Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Park Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Park Cemetery
- Ute Mtn. Tribal Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hay Gulch Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Hay Gulch Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Gulch Cemetery
- Hesperus Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hesperus Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperus Cemetery
- Nash Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Dolores County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Summit Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summit Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dolores
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cortez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McPhee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arriola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lewis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mancos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Jacket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ackmen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Towaoc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cahone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hesperus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Summit Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montezuma County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summit Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cortez
- Dolores
- Fort Lewis - Historic
- Mancos
- Towaoc
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 Summit Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Montezuma 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 Summit Ridge Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #405940
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #202606 (Sunset Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #202606 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: Montezuma
- Est. Elev: 2174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dolores West
- Location given for Sunset Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 37.4530487 Lon: -108.5009242
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Montezuma, 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- Summit Ridge 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |