COLORADO GENWEB PROJECT SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO CEMETERIES AND FUNERAL HOMES Excerpted from Colorado Cemetery Guide, edited by Kay R. Merrill and published by the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies |
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Cemetery/ Grave Name |
Location | Type | History | Status |
Ames Cemetery | On Co Road that runs from Ames to Vance Junction, 1 mi N of Ames | Private | Est ca 1880. Last bur 1909 | Abandoned, 20 graves remain, all unmarked |
Batchelder Cemetery | N side of CO 62, 13 mi W of Ridgway | Community, now private | 1st known bur 1886 | Abandoned, 11 graves |
Bullington Cemetery | . | . | . | see Cedar Cemetery |
Cedar Cemetery | From CO 141, just S of Gypsum Gap, take Co. Rd 190 S 7 mi, on N side of Disappointment Creek | Community now private | only known burial was 1913 | aka Bullington Cemetery, Abandoned, 4-5 graves |
Dooley, James grave | At Columbia on the bank of the San Miguel River (exact location unknown) | Single Grave | bur 25 June 1880 | Abandoned |
Foster, Walsh grave | At his ranch on Leopard Creek, exact location unknown | Single Grave | killed 1890 | Abandoned |
Hardin JM grave | At junction of Leopard Creek & San Miguel River | Single Grave | died 1880 | Abandoned |
Hardman Cemetery | Form Colo 141, just S of Gypsum Gap, take CO Rd 190 S c 2 mi, then Co. Rd. 120 W 1.25 mi on hill c 200 yes, S of road | Private family | 1st burial 1918, last 1949 | 4 graves, abandoned |
Knowles Family Cemetery | W side of Dallas Divide on an old homestead (NWNW Sec 10-T44N-R10W) | Private family | ca 1908 | Abandoned, 5 graves; 3 unmarked, |
Lone Tree Cemetery | On E side of Telluride | Public | 1st bur 1895 | Contains earlier burials from old San Miguel Cem. Some tombstone photos online. |
Norwood Cemetery | 1/2 mi E of Norwood | Public | est 1885, 1st marked grave 1893 | Still used |
Ophir Cemetery | NE of Ophir | Public | est 1870s, 1st known bur 1881 | Occasional use, last marked grave 1967 |
Placerville Cemetery | NE side of Placerville | Public | 1st marked grave 1899 | Still used, est 1877, many unmarked graves |
Poverty Flat Cemetery | on hill SW of Poverty Flat | Public | . | . |
Rhinehart Cemetery | From Colo 141, just S of Gypsum Gap, take Co. Rd. 190 S 5 mi, turn E for 1.5 mi, S of Road | Private family | . | Abandoned, 3-4 graves, all unmarked, only known burials 1910-11 |
Robinette child | 12 mi W of Ridgway on Colo 62, then SW 3.5 mi | single grave | died ca 1903 | Abandoned |
Rural Cemetery #1 | W of Egnar on Monticello Road, 4 mi W of Colo 141 | . | . | . |
San Miguel City Cem | Between Towns of San Miguel and Telluride on N side of Colo 145 | Public | est. 1877 | Abandoned, 1 stone remains, most bodies removed to Lone Tree Cemetery |
Tankisley, James grave | 2.5 mi W of San Miguel | Single grave | d 1878 | exact location unknown |
Telluride Cemetery | . | . | . | See Lone Tree Cemetery |
Unknown boy grave | S side of Colo 62, abt 13 mi W of Ridgway | Single grave | d 1898 | 12 yr old boy |
Unknown man grave | S side of Colo 62, 14.5 mi W of Ridgway | Single grave | . | Early victim of gunshot wound. Could this be Walsh Foster? |
Westcott Cemetery | From Colo 141, just S of Gypsum Gap, take Co. Rd. 190 S 7.5 mi S of Rd 190 after crossing Dawson Draw | Community | 1st known bur 1897, last 1934 | 8-10 graves |
Wilson Mesa Cemetery | 4 mi S of Vanadium | Community | 1st marked grave 1897 | Still used, many unmarked graves, transcribed courtesy of James Carpenter |
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FUNERAL
HOMES
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Montrose Valley Funeral Home | 505 S
2nd St, Montrose, CO 81401-4244 Phone: (970)249-4400 |
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Chapel of the Roses | 505 S
2nd St, Montrose, CO 81401-4244 Phone: (970)249-7885 |
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Crippin Funeral Home | 802 E
Main St, Montrose, CO 81401-3942 Phone: (970)249-2121 |
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Hale & Gerken Funeral Home | 219 W
1st Ave, Naturita, CO 81422-3942 Phone: (970)865-2818 |
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Hood Mortuary | 1261 E
3rd Ave, Durango, CO 81301-5234 Phone: (970)247-2312 |
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Durango Funeral Svc Inc | 1261 E
3rd Ave, Durango, CO 81301-5234 Phone: (970)247-2312 |
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Funeral Options | Bayfield,
CO 81122-5234 Phone: (970)000-1111 |
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Mesa View Mortuary | 682 1725
Rd, Delta, CO 81416-2832 Phone: (970)874-8633 |
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Ertel Funeral Home | 42 N Market
St, Cortez, CO 81321-3213 Phone: (970)565-3468 |
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Durango Funeral Home | 219 N
Linden St, Cortez, CO 81321-2737 Phone: (970)382-8140 |
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Four Corners Funeral & Crmtn | 219 N
Linden St, Cortez, CO Phone: (970)382-8140 |
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Four Corners Funeral/Cremation | 64 Mill,
Bayfield, CO Phone: (970)884-7228 |
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