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A visit to the Trujillo Creek 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 Trujillo Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Trujillo Creek Cemetery:

37.3564, -104.7372

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

The Trujillo Creek Cemetery is located in Las Animas County<2>.

The county seat for Las Animas County is located in Trinidad. Trinidad lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Trujillo Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Trujillo Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Trujillo Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jarosa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jarosa Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarosa Cemetery
  • Thomas Rodger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Thomas Rodger Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Rodger Cemetery
  • Albertson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Albertson Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Prince Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prince Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
  • Burro Canyon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Burro Canyon Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burro Canyon Cemetery
  • Laguna Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Laguna Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Cemetery
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
  • San Juan Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Cemetery
  • Gallegos Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gallegos Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallegos Cemetery
  • Valdez Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Valdez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pacheca Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pacheca Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheca Cemetery
    • Weston Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Weston Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
    • San Juan Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Cemetery
    • Tijeras Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Tijeras Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Old La Veta Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old La Veta Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old La Veta Cemetery
    • La Veta Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The La Veta Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Veta Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of La Veta.
      • The La Veta Cemetery has also been known as:
      • La Veta Spanish Cemetery
      • La Wahatoya Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256280 <5>
    • Carpios Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Carpios Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpios Cemetery
    • Jansen Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jansen Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen Cemetery
    • Chicosa Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Chicosa Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicosa Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Trujillo Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Gulnare
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Aguilar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ludlow ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Boncarbo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cokedale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Weston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Segundo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Valdez
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Valdez is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
  • Madrid ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Sopris ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
  • El Moro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
  • Trinidad
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • La Veta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Walsenburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Monument Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Monument Park is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Park
    • Starkville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Engleville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
    • Beshoar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar
    • Hoehne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cuchara
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cuchara Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara Junction
    • Alamo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo

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 Trujillo Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Las Animas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Trujillo Creek 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 helpful 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 Trujillo Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Las Animas 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 Trujillo Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #194553  (Trujillo Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #194553 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: Las Animas
      • Est. Elev: 2110 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Delagua
      • Location given for Trujillo Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.3564049     Lon: -104.7372109
      • 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 Las Animas, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trujillo Creek 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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