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A visit to the Moorcroft 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 Moorcroft Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Moorcroft Cemetery (FG ID #2130357)

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 Moorcroft Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.2686°   (44° 16' 6")

Lon:   -104.9452°   (-104° 56' 42")

The Moorcroft Cemetery is located in Crook County<2>.

The county seat for Crook County is located in Sundance. Sundance lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Moorcroft 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 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 Moorcroft Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wyoming:
  • Pages specific to Crook 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 Moorcroft 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 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Moorcroft Cemetery.

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

    • Moorcroft
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pine Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Thornton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Thornton is located in Weston County
    • Rozet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Carlile
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Linden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Crook County
    • Upton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Adon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adon
      • Adon is located in Campbell County
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Collins Heights
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Heights
        • Collins Heights is located in Campbell County
      • Devils Tower
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Antelope Valley - Crestview
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antelope Valley - Crestview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Valley - Crestview
        • Antelope Valley - Crestview is located in Campbell County
      • Gillette
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Clay Spur
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Spur
        • Clay Spur is located in Weston County
      • Sundance
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

    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 Moorcroft 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 Moorcroft Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Moorcroft Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Pine Haven Area Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rozet Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Weston County
      • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Upton Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84039 <1>
    • Miller Creek Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pine Grove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Crook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1851082 <1>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Crook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84040 <1>
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Green Mtn. Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

    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 Moorcroft Cemetery:

    The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Moorcroft Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2686, Longitude: -104.9452    
    <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>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.
    <7>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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