A visit to the Grand Valley 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 Grand Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Grand Valley Cemetery (FG ID #77245)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Grand Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grand Valley Cemetery
Lat: 38.5657° (38° 33' 56")
Lon: -109.5330° (-109° 31' 58")
The Grand Valley Cemetery is located in Grand County<2>.
The county seat for Grand County is located in Moab. Moab lies just to the west northwest of the Grand Valley Cemetery .
Name Variations for Grand Valley Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Grand Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moab Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 Grand Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Utah:
- Pages specific to Grand County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- San Juan County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Find-A-Grave:
- The Grand Valley Cemetery (FG ID #77245)
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Utah
- Cemeteries of Grand County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Utah
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Utah
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Utah
- Cemeteries of Grand
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Grand Valley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Moab
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moab
- Moab is located in Grand County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,373 people
- Former names for Moab:
- Grand Valley
- Mormon Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moab <4>
- Spanish Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Valley
- Spanish Valley is located in San Juan County
- Plainfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Grand County
- Plainfield has also been known as:
- Bueno
- Poverty Flat
- Poverty Flats
- Spanish Valley
- Wilson's Mesa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson's Mesa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mesa
- Wilson's Mesa is located in Grand County
- Wilson's Mesa has also been known as:
- Mesa
- Castle Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Castle Valley is located in Grand County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Castleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Castleton is located in Grand County
- Richardson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richardson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson is located in Grand County
- Basin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
- Basin is located in Grand County
- Dewey ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - La Sal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Sal
- La Sal is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Sal <4>
- Valley City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Valley City is located in Grand County
- La Sal ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Thompson Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Springs
- Thompson Springs is located in Grand County
- Thompson Springs has also been known as:
- Thompson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson Springs <4>
- Moab
- Moab lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Grand Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moab.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moab
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Grand County
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Sunset Memorial Garden
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77456 <1>
- Castle Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- The Castle Valley Cemetery is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109253 <1>
- Red Cliffs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- The Red Cliffs Cemetery is located in Grand County
- The Red Cliffs Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Cliffs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310539 <1>
- Castleton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- The Castleton Cemetery is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castleton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109254 <1>
- Hole 'n the Rock Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hole 'n the Rock Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Hole 'n the Rock Cemetery is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hole 'n the Rock Cemetery
- Pinhook Battle Site Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- The Pinhook Battle Site Cemetery is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinhook Battle Site Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2576233 <1>
- Andy Swenson Gravesite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- The Andy Swenson Gravesite is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andy Swenson Gravesite
- La Sal Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- The La Sal Cemetery is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Sal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77294 <1>
- Thompson Springs Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thompson Springs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Thompson Springs Cemetery is located in Grand County
- The Thompson Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77466 <1>
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1435607 (Grand Valley Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1435607 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Moab
- County: Grand Elev: 1273
- Location given for GNIS #1435607 (Grand Valley Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77245
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Grand Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grand Valley 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 Grand Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Grand County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grand Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 9 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Grand Valley Cemetery.<7>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grand Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Grand Valley Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Grand County: www.grandcountyutah.net/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
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 Utah's counties, including Grand, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Grand Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5657, Longitude: -109.5330 |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |