A visit to the Whitewater Cemetery ...
The location of the Whitewater 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 Whitewater Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitewater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitewater Cemetery
Lat: 38.9819° (38° 58' 54")
Lon: -108.4365° (-108° 26' 11")
The Whitewater Cemetery is located in Mesa County<2>.
The county seat for Mesa County is located in Grand Junction. Grand Junction lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Whitewater Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Whitewater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Mesa County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Whitewater Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Whitewater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitewater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewater <4>
- Fruitvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Fruitvale is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <4>
- Orchard Mesa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mesa
- Orchard Mesa is located in Mesa County
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
- Palisade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
- Palisade is located in Mesa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <4>
- Grand Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
- Redlands is located in Mesa County
- Cameo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameo
- Cameo is located in Mesa County
- Dominguez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominguez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
- Dominguez is located in Delta County
- Glade Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Park
- Glade Park is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Park <4>
- Fruita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
- Fruita is located in Mesa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruita <4>
- Mesa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Keyhole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyhole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyhole
- Keyhole is located in Delta County
- Roubideau
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roubideau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
- Roubideau is located in Delta County
- North Delta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Delta
- North Delta is located in Delta County
- Molina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
- Loma is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loma <4>
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 Whitewater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mesa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitewater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedaredge
- Clifton
- De Beque
- Delta
- Fruita
- Palisade
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Whitewater Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitewater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Gardens of the Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens of the Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Gardens of the Valley is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens of the Valley
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- IOOF & Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF & Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The IOOF & Masonic Cemetery is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF & Masonic Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Crown Point Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crown Point Cemetery is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Point Cemetery
- Glade Park Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Mesa Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mesa Cemetery is located in Mesa County
- The Mesa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Mesa - Molina Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesa Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57426 <6>
- Delta Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
- Mesa View Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mesa View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mesa View Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesa View Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cory Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cory Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cory Cemetery
- Eckert Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eckert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eckert Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eckert Cemetery
- De Beque Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- The De Beque Cemetery is located in Mesa County
- The De Beque Cemetery has also been known as:
- DeBeque Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Beque Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234695 <6>
- Pea Green Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pea Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pea Green Cemetery is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pea Green Cemetery
- Cedaredge Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- The Cedaredge Cemetery is located in Delta County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedaredge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cedaredge.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedaredge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960144 <6>
- Read Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Read Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Read Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Read Cemetery
- Eagalite Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagalite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eagalite Cemetery is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagalite Cemetery
- Crim Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Crim Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crim 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 Whitewater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #185237 (Whitewater Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #185237 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: Whitewater
- County: Mesa Elev: 1446
- Location given for GNIS #185237 (Whitewater Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mesa County: www.co.mesa.co.us/
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 Mesa, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whitewater Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9819, Longitude: -108.4365 In this case, the coordinates for the Whitewater 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. |