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A visit to the Whitewater 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 Whitewater Cemetery ...

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

38.9819, -108.4365

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Whitewater 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 Whitewater Cemetery.<4>

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)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • IOOF & Masonic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Crown Point Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Crown Point Cemetery is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point Cemetery
  • Glade Park Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Glade Park Cemetery is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Park Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Mesa Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mesa Cemetery is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Cemetery
    • The Mesa Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Cemetery
    • Mesa - Molina Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57426 <5>
  • Delta Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mesa View Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mesa View Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cory Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cory Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
    • Eckert Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Eckert Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert Cemetery
    • De Beque Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The De Beque Cemetery is located in Mesa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Beque Cemetery
      • The De Beque Cemetery has also been known as:
      • DeBeque Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234695 <5>
    • Pea Green Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pea Green Cemetery is located in Montrose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Green Cemetery
    • Cedaredge Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Cedaredge Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedaredge Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960144 <5>
    • Read Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Read Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Cemetery
    • Eagalite Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eagalite Cemetery is located in Mesa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Crim Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 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)
  • Fruitvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orchard Mesa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard Mesa is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mesa
  • Clifton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Palisade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Redlands
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Redlands is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
  • Cameo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameo is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameo
  • Dominguez
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dominguez is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
  • Glade Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Escalante
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Escalante is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
  • Fruita
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mesa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Keyhole
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Keyhole is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyhole
    • Roubideau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Roubideau is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
    • North Delta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North Delta is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Delta
    • Molina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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
    • Delta lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Whitewater Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Fruita
  • Palisade

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 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:

    • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #185237 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: Mesa
      • Est. Elev: 1446 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Whitewater
      • Location given for Whitewater Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.9819268     Lon: -108.4364774
      • 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitewater 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.