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A visit to the Overland Crossing 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 Overland Crossing Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Overland Crossing Cemetery (FG ID #84097)

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 Overland Crossing Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.5735°   (41° 34' 24")

Lon:   -106.9663°   (-106° 57' 58")

The Overland Crossing Cemetery is located in Carbon County<2>.

The county seat for Carbon County is located in Rawlins. Rawlins lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Overland Crossing Cemetery .

Name Variations for Overland Crossing Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Overland Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Pioneer Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 helpful 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 Overland Crossing Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wyoming:
  • Pages specific to Carbon County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Overland Crossing 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 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Overland Crossing Cemetery.

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

    • Saratoga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Walcott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Steele ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Steele
      • Fort Steele is located in Carbon County
    • Sinclair
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawlins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Encampment
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Encampment came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Encampment
      • Grand Encampment is located in Carbon County
    • Encampment
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Elk Mountain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

    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 Overland Crossing Cemetery. The following communities are located in Carbon County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Encampment
    • Hanna
      • Hanna lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Overland Crossing Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Rawlins
    • Riverside
    • Saratoga

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Overland Crossing Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Saratoga Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Saratoga Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144875 <1>
    • Cadwell Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cadwell Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cadwell Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Saratoga.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cadwell Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144876 <1>
    • Rawlins Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rawlins Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • The Rawlins Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rawlins City Cemetery
      • Rawlins Municipal Cemetery
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawlins Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84105 <1>
    • Wyoming State Penitentiary Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ft. Halleck Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Encampment Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Encampment Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • The Encampment Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Washington Park Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Encampment Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84024 <1>
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Encampment.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dunkard Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157714 <1>
    • Hanna Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hanna Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanna Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Hanna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanna Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169728 <1>
    • Battle Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Battle Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83991 <1>
    • Elk Mtn. Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Overland Crossing Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1592842  (Pioneer Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1592842 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: Overland Crossing
      • County: Carbon         Elev: 2040
      • Location given for GNIS #1592842 (Pioneer Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #84097

    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 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 obstructions 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 Overland Crossing Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5735, Longitude: -106.9663    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <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.
    <7>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.




 

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