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A visit to the Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery (FG ID #2413904).

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 Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery:

35.1168, -102.2050

The Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery is located in Deaf Smith County<2>.

The county seat for Deaf Smith County is located in Hereford. Hereford lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery.<4>

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

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 Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery.

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

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 Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Deaf Smith County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Adrian
    • Adrian lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adrian.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Amarillo
    • Amarillo lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amarillo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amarillo
  • Canyon
    • Canyon lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canyon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Hereford
  • Tascosa - Historic
  • Vega
    • Vega lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vega.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
  • Wildorado

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 Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Deaf Smith 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 Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2413904

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1889694  (Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1889694 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: Randall
      • Est. Elev: 1176 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wildorado SW
      • Location given for Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.1167215     Lon: -102.2043658
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Deaf Smith, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Palo Duro Wildorado 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.