Gillett Cemetery, Teller County, Colorado Donated to the Colorado Archives by the Pikes Peak Genealogical Society, June 29, 2001. Questions may be directed to: Cemetery Project, Pikes Peak GS, P.O. Box 1262, Colorado Springs, CO 80901 See the USGenWeb copyright notice at the end of the file. ___________________________________________________________________ To find the remains of Gillett Cemetery, from the town of Divide on U.S. Highway 24 drive south on Highway 67 for approximately 12.9 miles. Turn right onto an unmarked dirt road and proceed through the gated fence 0.18 mile until you reach the crest of a small north/south ridge. Tire tracks can be seen in the grass to the right (north). Follow these on foot for about 250 feet. According to GPS-derived geolocation (accurate to within 10 meters), the coordinates of the one remaining readable marker are 38ø47'20.6"N and 105ø07'40.6"W. The cemetery is at approximately 10,000 feet elevation. The cemetery is located in the region between a high prairie and forest; the land, which has been used to graze cattle, is covered with natural grasses, small bushes, and evergreen trees. Three plots enclosed with iron fencing remain, although no markers reveal who was buried there. One wooden-fenced plot is in relatively good condition, and others are disintegrating. Scores of sunken graves dot the ridge, especially on the eastern slope. Some graves have been mounded with red brick. The townsite of Gillett was located northwest of the curve in Highway 67 south of this cemetery. The red brick remains of what are said to be a Catholic church stand in the field to the south of the road by which the cemetery is accessed. The town was platted in 1894 and the area was deserted by 1920. Some burials were reportedly moved to Mount Pisgah and other cemeteries. The one remaining legible marker is wooden and doubtless not original. It reads: Mable Collins Bassard 1881-1896 =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.