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A visit to the Wiley 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 Wiley Cemetery ...

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

38.1689, -102.7427

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

The Wiley Cemetery is located in Bent County<2>.

The county seat for Bent County is located in Las Animas. Las Animas lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Wiley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wiley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Wiley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Crawford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
  • The Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Home Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Hight Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Hight Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hight Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Valley Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Hasty.
    • The Union Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hasty Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57593 <5>
  • Little Kansas Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Indian Rock Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Indian Rock Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock Cemetery
  • Eads Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Eads Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads Cemetery
  • Eads Pioneer Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Eads Pioneer Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eads Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Eads.
    • The Eads Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eads Old Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307806 <5>
  • Ft. Lyon National Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chivington Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chivington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington Cemetery
    • France Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The France Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
    • Amache Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Amache Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amache Cemetery
    • Sunnyslope Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • Granada Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Granada Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Cemetery
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
    • Water Valley Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Water Valley Cemetery is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley Cemetery
    • Galatea Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Galatea Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea Cemetery
    • Las Animas Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • The Las Animas Cemetery is located in Bent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Animas Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wiley Cemetery.

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

  • Wiley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Big Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Big Bend is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • McClave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kornman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kornman is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
  • Lamar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamar is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <6>
  • Hasty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Caddoa ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Caddoa is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddoa
  • Hilton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hilton is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
  • Grote
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Grote is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote
  • Chivington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
  • Eads
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Fort Lyon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Granada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Water Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Las Animas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Galatea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Galatea is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea

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 Wiley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bent County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wiley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Bent 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 Wiley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #195427  (Wiley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #195427 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: Bent
      • Est. Elev: 1178 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wiley
      • Location given for Wiley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.1688969     Lon: -102.7426963
      • 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 Bent, 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- Wiley 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.