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A visit to the Valley Brook 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 Valley Brook Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Brook Cemetery:

39.4978, -106.0517

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

The Valley Brook Cemetery is located in Summit County<2>.

The county seat for Summit County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies just to the south southeast of the Valley Brook Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Brook Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of the Valley Brook Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dillon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Dillon Cemetery is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
  • Buckskin Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Buckskin Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Cemetery
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
  • Como Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Como Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
  • Park City Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Park City Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Red Cliff.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183811 <5>
  • Webster Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • Lamping Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lamping Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamping Cemetery
  • Old Fairplay Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • The Old Fairplay Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fairplay Cemetery
  • Fairplay Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • The Fairplay Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Cemetery
  • River View Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Gold Park Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <5>
    • Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
      • The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <5>
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514038 <5>
    • Griffin Monument
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Griffin Monument is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Monument
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Griffin Monument is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Silver Plume.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57318 <5>
    • Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2524064 <5>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <5>
    • Leadville City Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Silverplume Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Silverplume Cemetery is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverplume Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverplume Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Silver Plume.
      • The Silverplume Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Silver Plume Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324843 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Brook Cemetery.

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

  • Breckenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
    • Wild Irishman has also been known as:
    • Preston Mill
    • Preston
  • Blue River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Blue River is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Copper Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Frisco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dyersville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyersville is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
  • Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
  • Swandyke ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Swandyke is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
  • Keystone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kokomo ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kokomo is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Wildernest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rexford ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rexford is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Dillon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Silverthorne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Johns ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Johns is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Climax ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Climax is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Montezuma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chihuahua ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Chihuahua is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua

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 Valley Brook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Summit County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alma
    • Alma lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Valley Brook Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Breckenridge
  • Climax - Historic
    • Climax lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Valley Brook Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Climax.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Como
    • Como lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Valley Brook Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Como.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Dillon
  • Kokomo - Historic
  • Montezuma

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Valley Brook Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Summit 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 Valley Brook Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #179630  (Valley Brook Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #179630 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: Summit
      • Est. Elev: 2896 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Breckenridge
      • Location given for Valley Brook Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.4977646     Lon: -106.0516856
      • 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 Summit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Brook 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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