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A visit to the Penrose 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 Penrose Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Penrose Cemetery (FG ID #84096).

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 Penrose Cemetery ...

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

44.7325, -108.5858

The Penrose Cemetery is located in Big Horn County<2>.

The county seat for Big Horn County is located in Basin. Basin lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Penrose Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Penrose Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Penrose Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Penrose Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Penrose 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 Penrose Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Big Horn County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Burlington
  • Cody
    • Cody lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Penrose Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cody.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Cowley
    • Cowley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Penrose Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley
  • Deaver
  • Garland
  • Lovell
  • Powell

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 Penrose Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wyoming:
  • Pages specific to Big Horn 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 Penrose Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #84096

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1592663  (Penrose Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1592663 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: Big Horn
      • Est. Elev: 1271 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gilmore Hill NE
      • Location given for Penrose Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.7324524     Lon: -108.5856786
      • 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 Big Horn, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Penrose 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.