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A visit to the Inyan Kara 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 Inyan Kara Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Inyan Kara Cemetery (FG ID #84053).

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 Inyan Kara Cemetery ...

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

44.2617, -104.2998

The Inyan Kara Cemetery is located in Crook County<2>.

The county seat for Crook County is located in Sundance. Sundance lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Inyan Kara Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Inyan Kara Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Inyan Kara Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Inyan Kara Cemetery.

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

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 Inyan Kara Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crook County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beulah
    • Beulah lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Inyan Kara Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beulah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Lead
    • Lead lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Inyan Kara Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lead.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
  • Preston
  • Spearfish
  • Sundance
  • Tinton - Historic
    • Tinton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Inyan Kara Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tinton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
  • Upton
    • Upton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Inyan Kara Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Upton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton

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 Inyan Kara Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wyoming:
  • Pages specific to Crook 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 Inyan Kara Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #84053

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1589934  (Inyan Kara Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1589934 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: Crook
      • Est. Elev: 1586 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Duling Hill
      • Location given for Inyan Kara Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.2613733     Lon: -104.2999437
      • 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>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Crook, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Inyan Kara Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.