Overall: A very interesting and surprisingly large cemetery that is still in use today.
Oldest Grave: Charles S. Link; Aged 21yrs; Died 1871
Photos: Pictures on Photobucket
Observations: Initially we had a bit of a rough time finding the location of this cemetery, as we were thinking it was right off the road, but it is a bit further in off the road. Head through Como on the paved road and once the road turns to gravel (you will pass over cattle grating) it is about 0.5 miles on the left - you can see a single, small building back off the road 100 yards or so.
First look of the cemetery is a bit underwhelming, there are only a dozen or so grave markers visible in the clearing; however, look into the woods, you will see hundreds more. This site is pretty large and will take a bit of time to get all of the way through. The most disturbing find was a fresh grave that had no grave stone.
Throughout the cemetery are grave stones from the 1880, into the 1900 and to present day. Many family plots are there behind fences. This site also had a large number of graves unmarked or marked with simple wooden crosses and no other information. There is an effort underway by the town of Como to clean up the cemetery and it appears the only refurbishment currently underway is some cleaning up of the weeds and straightening the headstones.
Further Research: When visiting Como you should take some time to visit the Mountain Man Gallery and talk to Rickie - she has been in Como for 47 years and is a wealth of knowledge about the history of the entire area and the efforts to document that history. For those interested, on August 21, 2010, Como will have a sort of Open House with Historians and also the roundhouse will be open for tours. If you happen to be up there, look for us, most likely in the cemetery, but we could also be in town learning more about Como.
Showing posts with label Park County. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Park County. Show all posts
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Park City (39-16.765N, 106-04.360W)
Overall: For this being the first cemetery that we visited, it was a bit creepy, but definitely piqued our interest. Only a single gravestone exists, any wooden crosses mark graves, but no information was available at the site.
Oldest Grave: Leola M. Noel; Aged 1 yr, 19 days; Died April 18, 1883
Photos: Pictures on Photobucket
Observations: There were no signs or indications of where the cemetery is located - proceeding west on County 8 out of Alma, the cemetery is about 1.6 miles on the left. It is an open field up a slight hill from the road, between a couple of residential houses - you can see a fenced area around some trees from the road and the lone grave marker is visible as you walk up the hill.
Again, this was a bit creepy, but very interesting. The lone grave is in remarkably good shape as it is not protected by any trees or anything else from the elements. There are a number of wooden crosses, most in the open field, but a few in the trees.
It was a bit depressing that there is little to note who is buried in the cemetery and it definitely appears that the cemetery is no longer in use.
Further Research: After a bit of further looking in existing books, apparently all of the grave stones, save for little Leola's, were stolen in the 1950's and there are few records available to note who is buried in the cemetery and when it was first and last used. We will update if we find anything further on our first and still most interesting cemetery.
Oldest Grave: Leola M. Noel; Aged 1 yr, 19 days; Died April 18, 1883
Photos: Pictures on Photobucket
Observations: There were no signs or indications of where the cemetery is located - proceeding west on County 8 out of Alma, the cemetery is about 1.6 miles on the left. It is an open field up a slight hill from the road, between a couple of residential houses - you can see a fenced area around some trees from the road and the lone grave marker is visible as you walk up the hill.
Again, this was a bit creepy, but very interesting. The lone grave is in remarkably good shape as it is not protected by any trees or anything else from the elements. There are a number of wooden crosses, most in the open field, but a few in the trees.
It was a bit depressing that there is little to note who is buried in the cemetery and it definitely appears that the cemetery is no longer in use.
Further Research: After a bit of further looking in existing books, apparently all of the grave stones, save for little Leola's, were stolen in the 1950's and there are few records available to note who is buried in the cemetery and when it was first and last used. We will update if we find anything further on our first and still most interesting cemetery.
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