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A visit to the Valley View 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 Valley View Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Valley View Cemetery (FG ID #57604).

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 View Cemetery ...

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

38.2548, -103.7491

The Valley View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Ordway.

The cemetery is located in Crowley County<3>.

The county seat for Crowley County is located in Ordway. Ordway lies just to the south of the Valley View Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Valley View Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Valley View Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Crowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Olney Springs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Olney Springs Cemetery is located in Crowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Springs Cemetery
  • Manzanola Mountainview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
  • Holbrook Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
  • Sand Arroyo Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sand Arroyo Cemetery is located in Crowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Arroyo Cemetery
  • Otero County Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Otero County Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otero County Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Arlington Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkland Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
    • Grandma Forgey Grave
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Grandma Forgey Grave is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandma Forgey Grave
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • San Jose Church Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Samuel Messersmith Grave
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Valley View Cemetery.

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

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 View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crowley County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Valley View Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Crowley 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 View Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #57604

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #195336  (Valley View Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #195336 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: Crowley
      • Est. Elev: 1343 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Henry
      • Location given for Valley View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.2547268     Lon: -103.7493934
      • 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>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- Valley View Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Crowley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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.