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Introduction ...

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 Three Forks Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.9872°   (40° 59' 13")

Lon:   -107.0478°   (-107° 2' 52")

The Three Forks Cemetery is located in Routt County<1>.

The county seat for Routt County is located in Steamboat Springs. Steamboat Springs lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Three Forks Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Three Forks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Routt County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Three Forks Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Three Forks Cemetery.

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

    • Columbine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
      • Columbine is located in Routt County
    • Hahns Peak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahns Peak
      • Hahns Peak is located in Routt County
    • Glen Eden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
      • Glen Eden is located in Routt County
    • Clark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Encampment
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Encampment
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Encampment came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Encampment
      • Grand Encampment is located in Carbon County (WY)
    • Riverside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Savery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Slater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
      • Slater is located in Moffat County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slater <3>
    • Dixon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Carbon County (WY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <3>
    • Pearl ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Jackson County

    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 Three Forks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Routt County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 12 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Three Forks Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Dead Mexican Park Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dead Mexican Park Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Dead Mexican Park Cemetery is located in Routt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dead Mexican Park Cemetery
    • Battle Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Battle Cemetery is located in Carbon County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83991 <8>
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hahns Peak Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hahns Peak Cemetery is located in Routt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hahns Peak Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Hahns Peak.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hahns Peak Cemetery
    • Reader Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Clark Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Routt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Encampment Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Encampment Cemetery is located in Carbon County (WY)
      • The Encampment Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Washington Park Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Encampment Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84024 <8>
    • Baker Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Carbon County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83988 <8>
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Carbon County (WY)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Encampment (WY).
      • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dunkard Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157714 <8>
    • Deep Creek Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Platt Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Platt Cemetery is located in Carbon County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platt Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84100 <8>
    • Eversole Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

    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 Three Forks Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2400571  (Three Forks Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2400571 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: Shield Mountain
      • County: Routt         Elev: 2198
      • Location given for GNIS #2400571 (Three Forks Cemetery)

    The official website for Routt County: www.co.routt.co.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Routt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Three Forks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9872, Longitude: -107.0478    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <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>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.
    <7>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.
    <8>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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