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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the La Sal Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The La Sal Cemetery (FG ID #77294)

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 La Sal Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the La Sal Cemetery

Lat:   38.3092°   (38° 18' 33")

Lon:   -109.2610°   (-109° 15' 39")

The La Sal Cemetery is located in San Juan County<2>.

The county seat for San Juan County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the south of the La Sal Cemetery .

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 La Sal Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Utah:
  • Pages specific to San Juan County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the La Sal Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the La Sal Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from La Sal Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • La Sal
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • La Sal ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Sal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Sal
      • La Sal is located in San Juan County
      • Former name for La Sal:
      • Coyote
      • La Sal has also been known as:
      • Old La Sal
    • Paradox
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradox
      • Paradox is located in Montrose County (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradox <4>
    • Basin ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
      • Basin is located in Grand County
    • Plainfield ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<6>
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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.<6>
      • 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
    • Spanish Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Valley
      • Spanish Valley is located in San Juan County
    • Home of Truth ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Truth
      • Home of Truth is located in San Juan County
    • Bedrock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedrock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedrock
      • Bedrock is located in Montrose County (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedrock <4>
    • Castleton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Castleton is located in Grand County
    • Castle Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
    • Carlisle ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in San Juan County
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Moab
        (24 miles [38.6 km] 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>
      • Richardson ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • 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.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
        • Richardson is located in Grand County
      • Slick Rock
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Uravan ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uravan
        • Uravan is located in Montrose County (CO)
      • Gateway
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

    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 La Sal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Juan County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Moab
      • Moab lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the La Sal Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moab.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moab

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 11 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the La Sal Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Hole 'n the Rock Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<6>
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Paradox Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paradox Cemetery is located in Montrose County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradox Cemetery
    • Home of Truth Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Home of Truth Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Home of Truth Cemetery is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Truth Cemetery
    • Castleton Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Andy Swenson Gravesite
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Castle Valley Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Grand Valley Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Cliffs Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Monticello City Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

    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 La Sal Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1448561  (La Sal Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1448561 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: La Sal West
      • County: San Juan         Elev: 2103
      • Location given for GNIS #1448561 (La Sal Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #77294

    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 San Juan, 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 La Sal Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3092, Longitude: -109.2610    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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.




 

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