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A visit to the Battle 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 Battle Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Battle Cemetery (FG ID #83991).

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Battle Cemetery ...

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

41.1614, -106.9795

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Battle Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Battle Cemetery is located in Carbon County<3>.

The county seat for Carbon County is located in Rawlins. Rawlins lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<4> to the north northwest of the Battle Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Battle Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 13 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Battle Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Encampment Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Encampment Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encampment Cemetery
    • The Encampment Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Washington Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84024 <1>
  • Three Forks Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Three Forks Cemetery is located in Routt County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northeast of Encampment.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunkard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157714 <1>
  • Dead Mexican Park Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Platt Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cadwell Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cadwell Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cadwell Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Saratoga.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144876 <1>
  • Saratoga Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saratoga Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Saratoga.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144875 <1>
  • Reader Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hahns Peak Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • The Hahns Peak Cemetery is located in Routt County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahns Peak Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hahns Peak Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Hahns Peak (CO).
  • Baker Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Overland Crossing Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • The Overland Crossing Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Crossing Cemetery
    • The Overland Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84097 <1>
  • Eversole Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Battle Cemetery.

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

  • Encampment
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Grand Encampment
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grand Encampment is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Encampment
  • Riverside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Columbine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Columbine is located in Routt County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
  • Saratoga
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hahns Peak
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hahns Peak is located in Routt County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahns Peak
  • Pearl ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearl is located in Jackson County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Savery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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 Battle Cemetery. The following communities are located in Carbon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Battle Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wyoming:
  • Pages specific to Carbon County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 Battle Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #83991

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1597964  (Battle Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1597964 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Carbon
      • Est. Elev: 2959 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Red Mountain
      • Location given for Battle Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.1613529     Lon: -106.9794935
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Battle Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.