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Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jays Roost (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in Carbon County.

  • Cadwell Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Encampment Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Forrester Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Glendevey Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southwest of Encampment.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunkard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157714 <2>
  • Platt Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84100 <2>
  • Robert Wiliamson Grave
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Wiliamson Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robert Wiliamson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roy Sweetland Grave
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Sweetland Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roy Sweetland Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tathem Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tathem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tathem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walden Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Jays Roost, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Jays Roost to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Jays Roost.

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Jays Roost. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/

Working on your genealogy? We recommend a visit to these websites when searching in and around the area of Jays Roost and Carbon County:

Links at Cyndi's List:

for State of Wyoming

for Carbon County

Links at Family Search:

for State of Wyoming

for Carbon County

Links at Genealogy Trails:

for State of Wyoming

for Carbon County

We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Jays Roost.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Jays Roost) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jays Roost. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1675, Longitude: -106.3311       In this case, the coordinates for Jays Roost have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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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