A visit to the Sylvan 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 Sylvan Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sylvan Cemetery (FG ID #57572).
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 Sylvan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sylvan Cemetery:
37.5795, -108.8856
The Sylvan Cemetery is located in Montezuma County<2>.
The county seat for Montezuma County is located in Cortez. Cortez lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southeast of the Sylvan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sylvan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Sylvan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sylvan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Urado Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodman Point Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McElmo Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lamb Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arriola Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Garden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Peel Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- The Peel Cemetery is located in Dolores County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel Cemetery
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Majors Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peoples Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summit Ridge Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cortez Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ute Mtn. Tribal Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Verdure Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aneth Burial Ground
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Sylvan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sylvan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ackmen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cahone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Jacket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dove Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lewis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arriola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McPhee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lockerby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ucolo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dolores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cortez
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Egnar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Towaoc
(27 miles [43.5 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 Sylvan 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 Sylvan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cortez
- Dolores
- Dove Creek
- Towaoc
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 Sylvan 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 Sylvan Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #57572
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #178752 (Sylvan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #178752 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: 2095 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ruin Canyon
- Location given for Sylvan Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5797126 Lon: -108.8856605
- 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 from Point A (ie- Sylvan 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. |