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A visit to the Wheatland 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 Wheatland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wheatland Cemetery (FG ID #84127)

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 Wheatland Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.0390°   (42° 2' 20")

Lon:   -104.9602°   (-104° 57' 36")

The cemetery is located in Platte County<2>.

As an estimate, the Wheatland Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Wheatland.

The county seat for Platte County is located in Wheatland. Wheatland lies just to the north of the Wheatland Cemetery .

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 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 Wheatland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wyoming:
  • Pages specific to Platte 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 Wheatland 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 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Wheatland Cemetery.

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

    • Y-O Ranch
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y-O Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y-O Ranch
      • Y-O Ranch is located in Platte County
    • Wheatland
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chugcreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
      • Chugcreek is located in Platte County
    • Westview Circle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle
      • Westview Circle is located in Platte County
    • Slater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
      • Slater is located in Platte County
    • Guernsey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chugwater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wendover ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
      • Wendover is located in Platte County
    • Sunrise ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
      • Sunrise is located in Platte County
    • Hartville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Laramie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Binford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
      • Binford is located in Albany County

    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 Wheatland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Platte County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wheatland 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 Wheatland Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Dwyer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lucindy Rollins Gravesite
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Register Cliff Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Rest Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Prairie Rest Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Guernsey.
      • The Prairie Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Guernsey City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Rest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1135257 <1>
    • Iowa Flats Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ft. Laramie Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mary Homsley Gravesite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Emigrant Hill Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Horseshoe Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • The Horseshoe Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Horseshoe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Glendo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horseshoe Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84047 <1>

    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 Wheatland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1596277  (Wheatland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1596277 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: Wheatland
      • County: Platte         Elev: 1469
      • Location given for GNIS #1596277 (Wheatland Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #84127

    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 Platte, 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 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 Wheatland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0390, Longitude: -104.9602    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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.




 

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