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A visit to the Windfield 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 Windfield Cemetery ...

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

38.9969, -106.3728

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

The Windfield Cemetery is located in Chaffee County<2>.

The county seat for Chaffee County is located in Salida. Salida lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Windfield Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Windfield Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Windfield Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Granite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Granite Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tincup Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Tincup Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup Cemetery
  • Leadville City Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <5>
  • Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <5>
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514038 <5>
  • Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2524064 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <5>
  • Boothill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Boothill Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothill Cemetery
  • Buffalo Springs Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Park City Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Park City Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Buckskin Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Buckskin Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Cemetery
    • Aspen Grove Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Aspen Grove Cemetery is located in Pitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Grove Cemetery
    • Ute Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ute Cemetery is located in Pitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute Cemetery
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
    • Fairplay Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairplay Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Cemetery
    • Old Fairplay Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Fairplay Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fairplay Cemetery
    • Dudley Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
    • Gold Park Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Red Butte Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Red Butte Cemetery is located in Pitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte Cemetery
    • Pitkin Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • The Pitkin Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Windfield Cemetery.

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

  • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
    • Vicksburg has also been known as:
    • Vicksburg Mining Camp
  • Banker Mine ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
  • Winfield ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Winfield is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Twin Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Granite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Pine Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Low Pass ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Low Pass is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
  • Pieplant ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
    • Pieplant has also been known as:
    • Pie Plant
    • Pieplant Mill
  • Americus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Americus is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Ruby ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ruby is located in Pitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Independence ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Independence is located in Pitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence has also been known as:
    • Chipeta
    • Farwell
    • Hunter's Pass
    • Mammoth City
    • Mount Hope
    • Sparkill
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Abbeyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
      • Former name for Abbeyville:
      • Hillerton
    • Buena Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Malta ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Malta is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Tincup
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Tincup is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
    • Oro City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Oro City is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
    • Leadville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Iron City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Iron City is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Johnson Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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 Windfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chaffee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Windfield Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Chaffee 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 Windfield Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #197483  (Windfield Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #197483 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: Chaffee
      • Est. Elev: 2950 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mount Harvard
      • Location given for Windfield Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.9969379     Lon: -106.3728024
      • 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 Chaffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Windfield 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.