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A visit to the Fort Duchesne 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 Ft. Duchesne Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ft. Duchesne Cemetery (FG ID #77231).

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 Ft. Duchesne Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery:

40.3333, -109.8174

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Ft. Duchesne Cemetery is located in Uintah County<3>.

The county seat for Uintah County is located in Vernal. Vernal lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Gusher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Gusher Cemetery is located in Uintah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gusher Cemetery
    • Former name for Gusher Cemetery:
    • Moffat Cemetery
  • Uintah & Ouray Indian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lapoint Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Randlett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tridell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Avalon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Avalon Cemetery is located in Uintah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Avalon Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the east of Randlett.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77143 <1>
  • Hayden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harms Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harms Cemetery is located in Uintah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms Cemetery
    • The Harms Cemetery has also been known as:
    • John Harmes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77255 <1>
  • Whiterocks Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Roosevelt Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Roosevelt Memorial Park is located in Duchesne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt Memorial Park
    • The Roosevelt Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Roosevelt City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77415 <1>
  • Cedarview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Leota Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Leota Cemetery is located in Uintah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leota Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the southeast of Fort Duchesne.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109336 <1>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Neola Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ioka Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maeser Fairview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maeser Fairview Cemetery is located in Uintah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maeser Fairview Cemetery
      • The Maeser Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairview Cemetery
      • Mill Ward Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109338 <1>
    • Reed Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Uintah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
      • The Reed Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Farm Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77406 <1>
    • Myton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernal Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Point Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Fork Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dry Fork Cemetery is located in Uintah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dry Fork Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the northwest of Vernal.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77201 <1>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery.

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

  • Gusher
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fort Duchesne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lapoint
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Randlett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bennett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bennett is located in Uintah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Ballard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ballard is located in Uintah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Tridell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Independence ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence is located in Uintah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Roosevelt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hayden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hayden is located in Uintah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Whiterocks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarview ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cedarview is located in Duchesne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Neola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Maeser
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Maeser is located in Uintah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maeser
    • Ioka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ioka is located in Duchesne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
    • Myton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vernal is located in Uintah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,468 people
      • Former names for Vernal:
      • Ashley
      • Bench
      • The Bench
      • Hatch
      • Jericho
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernal <6>
    • Dry Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dry Fork is located in Uintah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork

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 Ft. Duchesne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Uintah County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Ft. Duchesne Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Utah:
  • Pages specific to Uintah 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 Ft. Duchesne Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #77231

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1435546  (Fort Duchesne Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1435546 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: Uintah
      • Est. Elev: 1559 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fort Duchesne
      • Location given for Fort Duchesne Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.3332928     Lon: -109.8173675
      • 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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Uintah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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- Ft. Duchesne Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.