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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 Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial (FG ID #2224155)

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 Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial

Lat:   37.4755°   (37° 28' 31")

Lon:   -113.6437°   (-113° 38' 37")

The Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Saint George. Saint George lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the south of the Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial .

Name Variations for Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial ...

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.

Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial has also been known as:

  • Mountain Meadows Monument

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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial:

  • Pages specific to Utah:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial, with the nearest first.

    • Mountain Meadows ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
      • Mountain Meadows is located in Washington County
    • Central
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Washington County
    • Hamblin ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamblin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin
      • Hamblin is located in Washington County
    • Brookside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Washington County
    • Enterprise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Washington County
    • Pinto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
      • Pinto is located in Washington County
    • Bull Valley ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
      • Bull Valley is located in Washington County
    • Veyo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pine Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dammeron Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hebron ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Washington County
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Little Pinto ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Pinto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pinto
        • Little Pinto is located in Iron County
        • Little Pinto has also been known as:
        • Page Ranch
      • Old Irontown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Irontown
        • Old Irontown is located in Iron County
        • Old Irontown has also been known as:
        • Iron City
        • Irontown
      • Gunlock
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Newcastle
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Beryl Junction
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl Junction
        • Beryl Junction is located in Iron County

    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 Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial. The following communities are located in Washington County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Silver Reef - Historic

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial, with the nearest first.

    • Central City Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Central City Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • The Central City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Central Cemetery
      • Central Town Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109354 <1>
    • Hamblin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Winsor Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Winsor Memorial Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • The Winsor Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • A.P. Winsor Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winsor Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77509 <1>
    • Pinto Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Veyo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Veyo Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Veyo Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Veyo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veyo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77487 <1>
    • Pine Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Newcastle Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gunlock Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • John McGarry Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • New Harmony Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ivins Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • The Ivins Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • The Ivins Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ivins City Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivins Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109358 <1>
      • Shivwits Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • The Shivwits Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • The Shivwits Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Shivwits Paiute Indian Cemetery
        • Shivwits Piaute Indian Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shivwits Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77431 <1>
      • Ft. Harmony
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ft. Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • The Ft. Harmony is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Harmony
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2537127 <1>
      • Leeds Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Reef Catholic Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Reef Protestant Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gregerson Family Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Gregerson Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gregerson Family Cemetery is located in Pintura.
        • The Gregerson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Pintura Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregerson Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77388 <1>

    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 Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial:

    The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.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 Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4755, Longitude: -113.6437    
    <4>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.
    <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.




 

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