GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO
CEMETERIES & FUNERAL HOMES
| Cemetery | Type | History | Comments |
| Banta Cemetery, aka Divide Creek Cemetery | . | . | see Fairview Cemetery |
| Battlement Mesa Cemetery | Public, still used | . | Submitted by Judy Crook, 2 miles SE of Parachute, Sec 17-T7S-R95W |
| Beard Cemetery | Private, abandoned | graves of Beard twins | On old Senate Beard place, near Divide Creek |
| Bruce Cemetery | . | . | Just below Ne Castle Cemetery in SE corner |
| Cantrell, - grave of | abandoned | single grave | At South Canyon |
| Carbondale Cemetery | . | . | See Hillcrest and Weaver Cemeteries |
| Divide Creek Cemetery aka Fairview (Banta) Cemetery | . | . | see Fairview Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery | . | . | Near Carbondale? |
| Family Plots | . | . | . |
| Fairview (Banta) Cemetery, New Castle | . | . | Contributed by Donna L Drummond |
| Fisher Cemetery, Carbondale | . | . | Transcribed by Judy Crook |
| Glenwood Springs Cemetery | . | . | partial transcription |
Highland Cemetery (A-E), New Castle |
Public, still used | 1st marked burial 1888 | 1 mile NE of New Castle, Sec 29-T5S-R90W, Copied by Donna L Drummond |
| Highland Cemetery (F-J), New Castle | Public, still used | 1st marked burial 1888 | 1 mile NE of New Castle, Sec 29-T5S-R90W, Copied by Donna L Drummond |
| Highland Cemetery (K-M), New Castle | Public, still used | 1st marked burial 1888 | 1 mile NE of New Castle, Sec 29-T5S-R90W, Copied by Donna L Drummond |
| Highland Cemetery (N-Z), New Castle | Public, still used | 1st marked burial 1888 | 1 mile NE of New Castle, Sec 29-T5S-R90W, Copied by Donna L Drummond |
| Hillcrest Cemetery | Public, still used | est before 1888 | 1 mile SE of Carbondale, photo |
| Hoff-Fisher IOOF Cemetery | . | . | See Russey-Hurlbut Cem |
| Hurlbut-Russey Cemetery | . | . | See Russey-Hurlbut Cem |
| Joe Johns Cemetery | . | . | now Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Linwood Cemetery | Public, still used | Cem Assn incorp in 1886 | See Glenwood Springs Cemetery, on top of hill on E side of Glenwood Springs |
Marion/Spring Gulch Cemetery |
Public, abandoned | 1st known burial 1891 | Tombstones copied by Donna L. Drummond and Nelly Duffy, 5 miles SW of Carbondale in Jerome Park |
| Nevitt Cemetery | Private | Nevitt family graves | On Elmer Hill place near Divide Creek |
| Other Graves, New Castle | . | . | Copied by Donna L Drummond |
| Parker-Roe Cemetery | . | . | Copied by Donna L. Drummond and Ann Link |
| Pioneer Cemetery, Glenwood Springs | Public, abandoned | town platted 1883 | Glenwood Springs, now under a street, most bodies removed to Linwood Cemetery |
| Roderick Cemetery | Private | graves of Roderick children | Across Colorado River from New Castle on Talbott ranch |
| Roe-Parker Cemetery | Private | . | On Hunter Mesa |
| Rosebud Cemetery | Public, still used | est before 1900 | On Southern edge of Glenwood Springs, W of Colo 82, photo |
|
Map
of Rose Hill Cemetery |
Rifle, Colorado | Cemetery Photos now on Flickr.com, courtesy of Judy Crook. | Courtesy of Judy Crook and Vicki Baker |
| Rulison Cemetery | . | . | . |
| Rural Cemetery #1 | . | graves of 4 children | . |
| Rural Cemetery #2 | . | . | NE of Glenwood Springs, near Coffee Pot Springs, Sec 30-T4S-R87W |
| Rural Cemetery #3 | . | . | NE of Glenwood Springs, near Coffee Pot Springs, Sec 25-T4S-R88W |
| Russey-Hurlburt Cemetery, Parachute | Public, still used | . | by Judy L. Crook, W side of Town of Parachute |
Sallee, - grave of |
abandoned | single grave | On Sallee place near Divide Creek |
| Shideler, - grave of | abandoned | single grave | On Shideler place near Divide Creek |
| Spring Gulch Cemetery | . | . | see Marion Cemetery |
| Spring Valley Cemetery | Public | 1st known burial 1891 | 4 miles E of Cattle Creek, Sec 2-T7S-R88W, see Fisher Cemetery |
| Steele grave | . | died 1887, removed to Battlement Mesa Cem | along Parachute Creek near Chevron Oil Shale Plant |
| Toland, - grave of | abandoned | single grave | on Earnst Toland ranch near Divide Creek |
| Union Divide Creek Cemetery | Public, still used | est ca 1887 | 6.5 miles S of Silt near Divide Creek, Sec 13-T7S-R92W, see Fairview Cemetery |
| Unknown Child grave | . | . | below Highland Cemetery at a little rocky point |
| Unknown Grave #1 | abandoned | single grave, possibly a convict | located on Town Flats near New Castle |
| Unknown Grave #2 | . | . | Across Colorado River from Highland Cemetery |
| Unknown Grave #3 | . | . | Outside W fence of Highland Cemetery, Sec 29-T5S-R90W |
| Unknown Grave #4 | . | . | 3 miles S of Glenwood Spgs, W side of Roaring Fork River |
| Weaver Cemetery | Public, still used | 1st marked burial 1891 | Northern edge of Carbondale, Sec 34-T7S-R88W |
| Weber Cemetery | private, abandoned | 3-4 graves of Weber family | On the old Weber place, now the Record place, near Divide Creek |
| Williams Cemetery | Private, family | Williams family graves | On N Canyon Creek Ranch, N of Chacra, NW of Glenwood Spgs |
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FUNERAL
HOMES
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| Mortuary Records | Burdge and Schwarz Mortuaries in Glenwood Spgs, and the Crawford Mortuary in New Castle | ||
| Rifle Funeral Home | 1400 Access
Rd, Rifle, CO 81650 Phone: (970)625-1234 |
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| Farnum Holt Funeral Home | 405 W
7th St, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Phone: (970)945-5815 |
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| Western Slope Crematory | 405 W 7th St, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Phone: (970)945-6468 | ||
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