Date: March 16,
2001
Cemetery: Willis Cemetery
Established: 1860
Street: 343 County Road 362
City: La Veta
Township:
County: Huerfano
State: Colorado
Nation: USA
Zip: 81055
Nearby: Birch/Huajatolla Valley Road
Reached by: Crossing property-private
Location: Rural-agricultural
Land: Hillside
Water: No
Features:
Sign: No
Land Type: Private
Access: Closed
Surrounded by: Fence
Gate: None
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Unmarked graves: Unsure
Markers: None
Gravestones:
Broken gravestones: No
Toppled gravestones: No
Buried gravestones: Unsure
Removed Gravestones: Yes
Weather problems: Unknown
Pollution problems: Unknown
Oldest grave: 1871
Newest grave: 1899
Association: Unsure
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery destroyed
Vandalized: Yes
Police report: No
VA: Stolen gravestones
Vegetation: None
Vegetation problem: Overgrown-ground cover
Drainage: Seasonal problem
Problem: Apathy
Work Status: No work started as of yet
Owner: Private
Use: Storage
Bordering: Agricultural
Change: Unknown
Reason: Agriculture
Visited: Unknown
Archeology: Unknown
Previous contacts: All local authorities in December 2000
Other information
I visited this location in July 2000 and was
informed by the local historian that the headstones had been stolen and
were being used in the garden of a prominent citizen as stepping stones.
Support Contacts
Please contact me personally for this lengthy
address list.
Submitted By:
name: Louise Adams
Email: LAdams2341@aol.com
