A visit to the Wilcox 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 Wilcox Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilcox Cemetery:
37.2692, -104.2619
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Las Animas County<2>.
The county seat for Las Animas County is located in Trinidad. Trinidad lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Wilcox Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilcox Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Wilcox Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilcox Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bloom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bloom Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Cemetery
- Martinez Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Martinez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Cemetery
- Vigil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Vigil Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil Cemetery
- Chicosa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Chicosa Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicosa Cemetery
- Rivera Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Rivera Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivera Cemetery
- Barela Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Barela Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barela Cemetery
- Valdez Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Valdez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez Cemetery
- Cordova Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cordova Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Cemetery
- Gallegos Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Gallegos Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallegos Cemetery
- Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinidad Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #199835 <5>
- Garcia Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Garcia Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mestas Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Mestas Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mestas Cemetery
- Valdez Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Valdez Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Tapia Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nola Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Nola Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Jansen Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jansen Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen Cemetery
- Vigil Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Vigil Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil Cemetery
- Starkville Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Starkville Cemetery is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville Cemetery
- Lucero Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilcox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilcox Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hoehne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Model
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beshoar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar
- El Moro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- El Moro is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Engleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Engleville is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
- Trinidad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Sopris ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sopris is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
- Trinchera
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cokedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Morley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Thatcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thatcher is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
- Wootton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wootton is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton
- Madrid ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Madrid is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Aguilar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boncarbo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Houghton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Segundo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Valdez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valdez is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
- Brilliant ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
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 Wilcox Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Las Animas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilcox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aguilar
- El Moro
- Raton
- Raton lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Wilcox Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Raton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
- Trinidad
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Wilcox Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Las Animas 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 Wilcox Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #194588 (Wilcox Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #194588 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: Las Animas
- Est. Elev: 1705 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Earl
- Location given for Wilcox Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2691828 Lon: -104.2619213
- 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 Las Animas, 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- Wilcox 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. |