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A visit to the Torrey 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 Torrey Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Torrey Cemetery (FG ID #77470)

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 Torrey Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.2969°   (38° 17' 48")

Lon:   -111.4000°   (-111° 24' 0")

The Torrey Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Loa. Loa lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Torrey 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 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 Torrey Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Utah:
  • Pages specific to Wayne 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 Torrey 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 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Torrey Cemetery.

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

    • Torrey
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Teasdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Grover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Wayne County
    • Fruita ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
      • Fruita is located in Wayne County
    • Bicknell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lyman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Notom ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notom
      • Notom is located in Wayne County
    • Loa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loa
      • Loa is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loa <4>
    • Aldridge ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
      • Aldridge is located in Wayne County
    • Fremont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Caineville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Boulder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Greenwich
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Greenwich is located in Piute County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 12 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Torrey Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Teasdale Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Grover Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bicknell Town Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lyman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Loa Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Notom Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Fremont Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Esther Fenn Gravesite
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Caineville Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Boulder Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Koosharem Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Giles Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • The Giles Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • The Giles Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blue Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109375 <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 Torrey Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1446659  (Torrey Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1446659 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: Torrey
      • County: Wayne         Elev: 2077
      • Location given for GNIS #1446659 (Torrey Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #77470

    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 Wayne, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Torrey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2969, Longitude: -111.4000    
    <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>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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