| Ash Mesa |
Inscriptions: 1886 to June 17, 1978
Directions: From the intersection of US 50 & Colo. 348, take Colo.
348 west 2.5 mile to 5700 Rd., turn north 2.5 miles, turn west on Road
A.
This public cemetery is still in use. *
Olathe, CO 81425
(970) 323-5730
(Sec. 20, T51N, R10W, N.M.P.M.) |
| Button |
Originally a public cemetery, now is private and
abandoned. The only known burial date is 1902. There are
16 graves. It is thought that this cemetery was used by the
people that worked on the Gunnison Tunnel, but this cannot be proved.
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Directions: Located about 5 miles S of Montrose on US 550 to Trout
Road, east 1.6 miles, on the east side of the road.
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| Cedar |
Montrose CO 81402
City Hall (970) 249-1420
Rural Montrose-East Miami. c 1/2 mile east of town on E. Miami Road
(Sec. 26, T49N, R9W, N.M.P.M.)
Cedar Cemetery Burial Records and Cemetery Inscriptions-1883-1992
(includes Montrose County Cemetery located adjacent to Cedar Cemetery)
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| Cimarron |
Montrose County, CO
In town of Cimarron on US Hwy 50. The cemetery is on the
hillside west of Newberry's Store.
Was in Gunnison county, but as county lines have changed, the
cemetery is presently in Montrose County.
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| Coventry |
Montrose County, CO 81401
Mary Puderbaugh at Nucla.
Located about 2 miles east of Redvale. From Hwy145 turn north
at 11 Road (Redvale Korner Campground)
About 1 mile north of Coventry
(Sec. 11, T45N, R14W) |
| Grandview |
Montrose - 16216 Sunset Mesa Dr CO 81402
Operated by Crippen Funeral Home,
Telephone: 970-249-2121
Public cemetery, but privately owned, and still in use.
Established 1890's with the first burial about 1896.
Directions: From intersection of US 50 & CO 90 in Montrose, take CO
90 West to Chipeta Drive, .06 miles to Sunset Mesa Drive, ..09 mile to
Grandview Cemetery.
(Sec. 5, T48N, R9W, N.M.P.M.)
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Maher
(Delta Co.) |
Old Crawford Cemetery AKA Maher
Cemetery. The cemetery is located in Delta County. It is included in
this volume as most of the people buried there were residents of the
Maher area which is located in Montrose Co.
The location is one mile south of Crawford on highway 92 on a bluff
overlooking the north east side of the Crawford Reservoir. The
abandoned cemetery is on private property with no public access.
(note: only six inscriptions)
(includes 2 Black Canyon Burials)
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| Nucla Naturita |
Nucla CO 81424
Bertha Barnes (970)
About 1 mile NW of Nucla. (Sec. 31, T47N, R15W, N.M.P.M.)
Public cemetery, established about 1905. The first burial was
about 1906, still in use.
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| Oak Grove |
Inscriptions: 1887 through December 22, 1923
Also known as Cedar Grove Cemetery and
Shavano Cemetery. The location is 1 mile south of Oak Grove School
and 1 mile west and southwest of M & D Canal Bridge. Cemetery lies
east of the highway, would be through the county gravel pit which is
kept locked. The cemetery is situated on property owned by Fred
Donley. It is unfenced and inaccessible.
Legal Description: Sec 11, T48N R10W
A public, community cemetery, first known burial 1887,
consists of about 84 graves, abandoned, last known burial was in 1923.
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| Olathe |
Inscriptions: 1886 to June 17, 1978
Directions: Located on the south edge of town, west of US 50.
This public cemetery is still in use.*
Olathe CO 81425
George Vanderveer(970) 323-6230
Southeastern edge of town (Sec. 15, T50N, R10W, N.M.P.M.) |
| Paradox |
Inscriptions: 1901 -
Jan 1989
Directions: About 1 mile SE of the town of Paradox. TRANSCRIPTIONS |
| Pea Green |
Inscriptions: 1887 to Feb 1988
Directions: From Pea Green Corner go 1.1, (just past Amber Road)
turn right on unimproved road.
The first burial was 1887, incorporated 1930, this public cemetery
is still in use.*
Montrose County, CO 81401
Joann Brew, Delta - or - Ralph or Merna Ray, Olathe.
Just north of Pea Green Corner on CO 348
(Secs. 27 & 28, T51N, R11W)
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| Pinion Cemetery |
Nucla CO 81424
From the intersection of CO 141 & 97 in Naturita, go east on CO 141
about 3 ½ miles, turn north onto CO 90, go north and east about 8
miles to Pinon, on east side of river. *
(Sec. 3, T46N, R14W, N.M.P.M.)
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| Redvale |
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| Uncompahgre Memorial
Gardens |
see
Valley Lawns Cemetery" |
| Ute Cemetery |
Nucla CO 81424
First burial 1962 in this private cemetery which is still in use.
Most burials of Cooper family. Located on private land up river
from the Nucla Power Plant. About 2
miles NW of the town of Ute, about 10 miles E of Pinon on CO
90.
(Sec. 2, T46N, R13W, N.M.P.M.)
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| Ute Indian Memorial
Park |
Colorado State Park.
Located about 2 miles S of Montrose on
US Hwy 50 to the Ute Museum on Chipeta Road.
Contains the graves of Chipeta, (wife
of Chief Ouray), Chief John McCook (brother of Chipeta) and a
monument for Chief Ouray & Chipeta (Chief Ouray is buried at Ignacio,
CO).
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| Valley Lawns
Cemetery & Crematory |
P.O. Box 66
Montrose, CO 81402
Contact Frank Tucker at the Montrose
Valley Funeral Home
(970) 249-4400
On US 550 2 1/2 miles south of town
(Sec. 9, T48N, R9W, N.M.P.M.)
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* source - Montrose County, Colorado Cemetery and Burial
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Vol II, III and IV and the Montrose Fore-Kin
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