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A visit to the Vona Cemetery ...


The location of the Vona Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Vona Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.3086°   (39° 18' 30")

Lon:   -102.7427°   (-102° 44' 33")

The Vona Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County<2>.

The county seat for Kit Carson County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the east of the Vona Cemetery .

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 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 Vona Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Kit Carson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Vona Cemetery.

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

    • Vona
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona
      • Vona is located in Kit Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vona <4>
    • Seibert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stratton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Stratton is located in Kit Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <4>
    • Bethune
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethune have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethune
      • Bethune is located in Kit Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethune <4>
    • Flagler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kirk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Joes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Burlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Kit Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
    • Arriba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

    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 Vona Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kit Carson County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Vona Cemetery.<5>

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

    • New Freidonburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Freidonburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Freidonburg Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Freidonburg Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Clairmont Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clairmont Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clairmont Cemetery
    • Smit Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smit Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smit Cemetery
    • Flagler Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flagler Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagler Cemetery
    • Hope Church Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Church Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Church Cemetery
    • Kirk Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cope Community Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cope Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cope Community Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Community Cemetery
    • Joes Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joes Mennonite Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Joes Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Yuma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joes Mennonite Church Cemetery
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Idler Family Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Idler Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Idler Family Cemetery is located in Yuma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Idler Family Cemetery
      • Olivet Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Olivet Cemetery is located in Yuma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivet Cemetery
      • Arriba Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arriba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Arriba Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arriba Cemetery
      • Arriba Evergreen Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arriba Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Arriba Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arriba Evergreen Cemetery
      • Spring Valley Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Yuma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery

    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 Vona Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #195119  (Vona Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #195119 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: Vona
      • County: Kit Carson         Elev: 1374
      • Location given for GNIS #195119 (Vona Cemetery)

    The official website for Kit Carson County: www.kitcarsoncounty.org/

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

    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 Kit Carson, 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 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 Vona Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3086, Longitude: -102.7427       In this case, the coordinates for the Vona Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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