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A visit to the Water Valley Cemetery ...

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 Water Valley Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Water Valley Cemetery has been estimated.<1>

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

Lat:   38.4703°   (38° 28' 13")

Lon:   -102.4621°   (-102° 27' 43")

The Water Valley Cemetery is located in Mineral County<2>.

The county seat for Mineral County is located in Creede. Creede lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<3> to the west of the Water Valley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Water Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Plainview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
  • France Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the France Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the France Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The France Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
  • Chivington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chivington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chivington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chivington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
  • Sheridan Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sheridan Lake Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
  • Eads Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eads Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
  • Eads Pioneer Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Towner Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Towner Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Prowers County
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Bent County
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Prowers County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • G.A.R. Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kit Carson Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Hartman Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Galatea Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galatea Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galatea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Galatea Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Amache Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amache Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amache Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amache Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Granada Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granada Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Granada Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Amity Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amity Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Arapahoe Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Water Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Water Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
  • Chivington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheridan Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake
    • Sheridan Lake is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan Lake <8>
  • Eads
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Kanco ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanco
    • Kanco is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kanco
    • From the Water Valley Cemetery to Kanco
  • Kornman
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Big Bend
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Big Bend is located in Bent County
  • Cheyenne Wells
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
    • Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <8>
  • Firstview
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

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 Water Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mineral County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Water Valley Cemetery:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Mineral, 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' 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 Water Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4703, Longitude: -102.4621    
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>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.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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