Summit County, Colorado TTTP Cemetery Directory

Summit County, Colorado
Cemetery Directory






The infromation displayed in the table below has been pulled from the Colorado Cemetery Directory
by the Colorado Council of Genealogical Studies.  
Edited by Kay R. Merrill. Denver, Colorado, 1985. Pages 535 - 543, "Summit County".

*Links lead to the cemetery page on www.ColoradoGravestones.org*
Cemetery NameLocationTypeHistoryStatusRecord Custodian/OwnerPublished RecordsWhere Available
Abbett Ranch CemeteryIn the far northwestern corner of Summit County (Location? Legals?)PrivateInformationFLEMING
Argentine CemeteryOn Argentine Pass road, c 3 miles from Town of Montezuma (Legals?)Unknown10 graves, only 2 known burials, 1884 & 1888AbondonedNo records available.InscriptionsMcQUERY
Bell CemeterySEE: Edmundson Cem.
Breckenridge CemeterySEE: Valley Brook, Catholic & Masonic Cemeteries
Breckenridge Old CemeterySouthern edge of Town of Breckenridge (Legals?)Public1st cemetery in area; earliest known burials 1876Abondoned; few graves remain, most removed to Valley Brook CemeteryUnknownInformation, InscriptionsFLEMING; McQUERY
Catholic CemeteryNow part of Valley Brook Cemetery, c 1 mile north of Breckenridge (Parts of Sec. 25, T6S, R78W, and Sec. 30, T6S, R77W, 6th P.M.)Church, Catholic1st known burial 1876Still in use as part of Valley Brook CemeterySt. Mary's Catholic Church, Breckenridge, ColoradoInformation, Church Records, InscriptionsFLEMING
Chihuahua CemeteryAt site of early mining camp of Chihuahua on Peru Creek Rd., c 2 miles Northeast of Montezuma (Sec. 19,  T5S, R6SW, 6th P.M.)PublicCamp est. 1879; 1st known burial 1881AbondonedNo records availableInformation, InscriptionsFLEMING
Dillon Cemeteryc 1 1/2 miles southeast of Dillon, 1/4 mile northeast of U.S. 6 (sec. 16, T5S, R77W, 6th P.M.)PublicEst. 1962; contains burials from Old Dillon CemeteryStill in UseTown Clerk, Dillon, ColoradoInformation, Burial Records, InscriptionsCoHi; FLEMING; McQUERY
Dillon Old CemeteryNow under Dillon Reservoir (Location? Legals?)PublicLand donated by Chauncey C. Warren in 1885; 1st marked grave 1879Abondoned; 327 bodies removed to present cemetery in 1962Town Clerk, Dillon, ColoradoInformation, Burial Records, InscriptionsCoHi; FLEMING; McQUERY
Dusing CemeteryOn the Dusing Ranch, on the road leading to the Culbreath Ranch, near Heeney (Legals?)Priavte, FamilyGraves of Fred Dusing, d. 1896, & his daughter Anna, d. age 12AbandonedInformationFLEMING
Edmundson Cemetery, aka Bell CemeteryOn a ranch, along the Blue River, near Silverthorne (Location? Legals?)Private, FamilyInformationFLEMING
Frisco CemeteryAt Town of Frisco, just east of intersection of Main St. & Colo. 9 (Sec. 35, T5S, R78W, 6th P.M.)PublicEst. 1882 on Hynderlighter Ranch by Frisco Town Board; title to land obtained 1954Still in useTown Clerk, Frisco, ColoradoInscriptions, Burial Records, HistoryFLEMING; McQUEARY; CLAWSON
Grand Army of the Republic, Joseph A. Mower Post, CemeterySEE: Valley Brook Cemetery
Grandview Cemetery, aka McKinley CemeteryFrom Green Mountain Resevoir, go south on Colo. 9 for c 2 miles to first bridge over the river; make a right turn onto dirt road, leads to parking area near Graveyards Campground (Sec. 34, T2S, R79W, 6th P.M.)Private1st burials 1900; last known burial 1933; local ranch families (Smith, McKinley, & Enyard)AbandonedUnknownInscriptions, Obituaries, Family RecordsFLEMING; HARPER; CLAWSON
Guyselman-Knorr CemeterySEE: Knorr-Guyselman
Hennick, Conrad, Grave ofOn the north fork of Ten Mile Creek, exact location unknown (Legals?)Single GraveDied c 1920AbandonedInformationMcQUERAY
I.O.O.F. CemeterySEE: Valley Brook Cemetery
Improved Order of Redmen, Kiowa Tribe No. 6, CemeterySEE: Valley Brook Cemetery
Kansas Colony CemeteryIn far northern portion of Summit County, just south of the Grand County line (Exact Location? Legals?)PriavteEst. by a group of homesteaders from KansasInformationFLEMING
Knights of Pythias, Gold Nugget Lodge, CemeterySEE: Valley Brook Cemetery
Knorr Ranch CemeteryA second cemetery on the old Knorr Ranch, exact location unknown (Legals?)PrivateOnly known burial Sarah Westlake, who came to area in 1880'sAbandonedNo records availableInformationMcQUEARY
Knorr-Guyselman CemeteryOn ranch now covered by Green Mountain Reservoir (Possibly Sec. 12 or 13, T2S, R80W, 6th P.M.)PrivateUnknownAbandoned; Knorr family burials removed to Denver; others?InformationFLEMING; McQUEARY
Kokomo CemeteryNear site of Town of Kokomo (Sec. 23, T7S, R79W, 6th P.M.)PublicArea settled c 1878; 1st marked burial 1880Abandoned; all burials removed to Valley Brook Cemetery & LeadvilleInformationFLEMING; McQUEARY
Lakeside CemeteryAt site of old Town of Lakeside, no under Green Mountain Reservoir (Legals?)PublicLakeside Post Office est. 1882, discontinued 1886AbandonedInformationCLAWSON
Lincoln CemeteryAt site of Lincoln, 4 miles east of Breckenridge in French Gulch (Sec. 34, T6S, R77W, 6th P.M.)PublicEst. in 1860's, only remaining marker 1864; at least 7 graves remainAbandoned; most burials remove to Valley Brook Cemetery c 1904No records available (Breckenridge Town Clerk may have records of those removed to Valley Brook)Information, InscriptionFLEMING; McQUEARY
Masonic CemeteryAdjoins Valley Brook Cemetery south of Breckenridge, at Airport & Cemetery Roads (Parts of Sec. 25, T6S, R78W, and Sec. 30, T6S, R77W, 6th P.M.)LodgeEst. 1896; contains earlier (1879) burials moved here from old cemeteryStill in use as part of Valley Brook CemeteryLodge 47, A.F. & A.M. Breckenridge, Colo.; Town Clerk, Breckenridge, ColoradoInformation, Lodge Records, InscriptionsFLEMING
McKinley CemeterySEE: Grandview Cemetery
Miller, Baby, Grave ofSouth of Gold Hill Road, west of Colo. 9 (Prob. Sec. 7, T6S, R77W, 6th P.M.)Single GraveDied 1886AbandonedInformationFLEMING
Montezuma CemeteryAt Montezuma, on Morgan Mountain Road (Sec. 26, T5S, R76W, 6th P.M.)PublicTown incorporated 1881; 1st settlers arrived in 1860'sAbandoned; last known burial 1947UnknownInformation, Death Records, InscriptionsFLEMING; McQUEARY
Parkville CemeteryAt site of Parkville, 3 miles south of Tiger on the Swan River at Georgia Gulch (Sec. 25, T6S, R77W, 6th P.M.)Masonic, probably also PublicEst. c 1859, last burial during the 1870's; no markers remainAbandonedMasonic Archives? (Site of Summit Lodge No. 2, A.F. & A.M., 1861-1864)InformationFLEMING; McQUEARY; CLAWSON
Robinson CemeteryNear former site of Town of Robinson (Sec. 26, T7S, R79W, 6th P.M.)PublicArea settled c 1880Abandoned; most burials removed to Valley Brook Cemetery & LeadvilleInformationFLEMING
Rural Cemetery No. 1On Ruby Mountain (Sec. 17, T5S, R75W, 6th P.M.)UnknownGraves of three road agentsAbandonedInformationFLEMING
Searle Gulch CemeteryIn Searle Gulch, west of Colo. 91, northwest of Kokomo (Sec. 15, T7S, R79W, 6th P.M.)UnknownAbandoned
Slate Creek CemeteryLocation? Legals? (Area of Slate Creek located on line of Secs. 18 & 19, T3S, R78W, 6th P.M.)InformationCLAWSON
Swan City CemeteryAt site of Swan City, east of Colo. 9, along Tiger Road (Sec. 14 or 15, T6S, R77W, 6th P.M.)UnknownTown est. 1880; only known burial 1883AbandonedNo records availableObituaryOGS
Unknown Grave No. 1Under the porch of the house on a ranch, now Dillon Valley (Location? Legals?)Single GraveInformationFLEMING
Unknown Grave No. 2c 3 miles east of Colo. 9, along Tiger Road (Prob. Sec. 15, T6S, R77W, 6th P.M.)Single GraveMay be the same as Swan City CemeteryInformationFLEMING
Unknown Grave No. 3In the Weisshorn Section of the Town of Breckenridge (Legals?)Single GraveInformation FLEMING
Unknown Man's GraveAlong the railroad grade from Dillon to Kremmling (Location? Legals?)Single GraveInformationFLEMING
Valley Brook Cemeteryc 1 mile north of Breckenridge, 1/4 mile west of Colo. 9 (SE1/4 Sec. 25, T6S, R77W, 6th P.M.) (Cemetery divied into sections: G.A.R., K. of P., I.O.R.M., Masonic, I.O.O.F., & Catholic)PublicEst. 1896; contains earlier burials moved here from other cemeteriesStill in useTown Clerk, Breckenridge, ColoradoInformation, Burial Records, InscriptionsFLEMING
Wheeler Junction CemeteryLocation? Legals? (Wheeler Junction located where corners of Secs. 19, 20, 29 & 30 all come together, T6S, R78W, 6th P.M.)Wheeler Post Office est. 1880, discontinued 1894InformationCLAWSON





Abbreviations and Explanations
c
d
Legals
CLAWSON
CoHi
FLEMING
HARPER
McQUEARY
OGS
circa
death
Legal description of the land where a cemetery is located
Private holdings of Janet Marie Clawson, Dillon, Colorado
Colorado State Historical Society, Denver, Colorado
Private holdings of Miss. Naomi Fleming, Dillon, Colorado
Private holdings of Judy Newton Harper, Loveland, Colorado
McQueary, Lela O. Colorado Cemetery Records. Priavetly Published, 1985.
Ouray Genealogical Society, Ouray, Colorado








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