A visit to the Lapoint 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 Lapoint Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lapoint Cemetery (FG ID #77302)
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 Lapoint Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lapoint Cemetery
Lat: 40.4079° (40° 24' 28")
Lon: -109.7805° (-109° 46' 49")
The Lapoint Cemetery is located in Uintah County<2>.
The county seat for Uintah County is located in Vernal. Vernal lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Lapoint Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lapoint Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Utah:
- Pages specific to Uintah County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lapoint Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lapoint Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lapoint
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapoint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapoint
- Lapoint is located in Uintah County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapoint <5>
- Tridell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gusher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Bennett is located in Uintah County
- Whiterocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Duchesne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Hayden is located in Uintah County
- Ballard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Ballard is located in Uintah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Maeser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maeser
- Maeser is located in Uintah County
- Dry Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
- Dry Fork is located in Uintah County
- Randlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roosevelt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Independence ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Uintah County
- Vernal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
- Vernal is located in Uintah County
- 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 <5>
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedarview ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
- Cedarview is located in Duchesne County
- Naples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Lapoint 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 Lapoint Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Duchesne
- Myton
- Roosevelt
- Vernal
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Lapoint Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lapoint Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tridell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Duchesne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ft. Duchesne Cemetery is located in Uintah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77231 <1>
- Harms Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harms Cemetery is located in Uintah County
- The Harms Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Harmes Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harms Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77255 <1>
- Gusher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gusher Cemetery is located in Uintah County
- Former name for Gusher Cemetery:
- Moffat Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gusher Cemetery
- Whiterocks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Whiterocks Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Whiterocks Cemetery is located in Uintah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiterocks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77505 <1>
- Uintah & Ouray Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maeser Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Maeser Fairview Cemetery is located in Uintah County
- The Maeser Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Mill Ward Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maeser Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109338 <1>
- Randlett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Uintah County
- The Reed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Farm Creek Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77406 <1>
- Avalon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Avalon Cemetery is located in Uintah County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avalon Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Randlett.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avalon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77143 <1>
- Rock Point Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dry Fork Cemetery is located in Uintah County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dry Fork Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Vernal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77201 <1>
- Cedarview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vernal Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Neola Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roosevelt Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Roosevelt Memorial Park is located in Duchesne County
- The Roosevelt Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Roosevelt City Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roosevelt Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77415 <1>
- Leota Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Leota Cemetery is located in Uintah County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leota Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Fort Duchesne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leota Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109336 <1>
- Ioka Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Myton Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Lapoint Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1429477 (Lapoint Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1429477 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: Lapoint
- County: Uintah Elev: 1718
- Location given for GNIS #1429477 (Lapoint Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77302
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Uintah County: www.co.uintah.ut.us/
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 Uintah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lapoint Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4079, Longitude: -109.7805 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |