Whitehorn (abandoned) Cemetery, Fremont County, Colorado

July 2005 Edition of the Cemetery Photo Index

The indexed photographs can be viewed by visiting the Colorado 
Tombstone Photo Project page at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/co/costones/garfield/abandon.htm

The Whitehorn Cemetery, located about sixteen miles northeast of
Salida, is abandoned. The view across the mesa looking North shows
little evidence of the burial site. Closer inspection reveals old
boards from picket fences and carefully placed fieldstones at the head
of graves. Wild bushes decorate the site. Some graves show ground
depressions and the layout follows the traditional pattern of burial
with the feet pointing to the East. At least eight graves are placed
side by side in a single row running North and South. Additional
research will be required to determine the names of all those buried
in this lonely cemetery. Access to this site is over private land.
However, the cemetery is located on public land in the San Isabel
National Forest.

There is a listing of known burials in the Whitehorn Cemetery in the USGenWeb Fremont County Archives.

This summary and photograph were contributed by:
William L Schrader October 25, 2000

Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project 
http://www.usgenweb.org and by the COGenWeb Archive Project