A visit to the Elk Mountain 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 Elk Mtn. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elk Mtn. Cemetery (FG ID #84021)
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 Elk Mtn. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Mtn. Cemetery
Lat: 41.7078° (41° 42' 28")
Lon: -106.4313° (-106° 25' 52")
The Elk Mtn. Cemetery is located in Carbon County<2>.
The county seat for Carbon County is located in Rawlins. Rawlins lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<3> to the west of the Elk Mtn. Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 8 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Elk Mtn. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Mtn. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Halleck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carbon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hanna Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trails End Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock River Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cadwell Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Overland Crossing Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Elk Mtn. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Mtn. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elk Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Milo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Milo is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Milo
- From the Elk Mtn. Cemetery to Milo
- Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medicine Bow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rock River
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saratoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Steele ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 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 Elk Mtn. Cemetery. The following communities are located in Carbon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elk Mtn. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hanna
- Hanna lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Elk Mtn. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Medicine Bow
- Saratoga
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 Elk Mtn. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wyoming:
- Pages specific to Carbon 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 Elk Mtn. Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Elk Mtn. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1588241 (Elk Mountain Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1588241 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: Elk Mountain
- County: Carbon Elev: 2213
- Location given for GNIS #1588241 (Elk Mountain Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #84021
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 Wyoming's counties, including Carbon, 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 Elk Mtn. Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7078, Longitude: -106.4313 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |