Kiowa County Cemetery Project -Description and Images

Galatea Cemetery

To find the Galatea Cemetery travel 13 miles west of Eads, Colorado on Hwy 96 to County Road (CR) 27 and travel north for 3/4 of a mile to CR U. Turn right on CR U and travel one (1) mile to the cemetery located on the north side of the road.

Legal Description: SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SE 1/4 of Section 4, Range 18, Township 50

This cemetery was established before 1900 and has nine identified grave sites that were located using sonar technology. Only one gravesite, that of William Shular, actually has the tombstone in tact. All other sites are marked by white steel markers designed by Benny W. Fischer and made by the Eads High School FFA Chapter.  Click here to view images.

France - Harker Cemetery

To get to the France Harker Cemetery travel east from Eads, Colorado on Hwy 96 for 9 miles to County Road 49 (May Valley Road). Turn left (north) on CR 49 and travel 3/4 mile to County Road R. Turn right (east) on CR R and travel 3/4 miles to cemetery that is located on the north (right-hand) side of the road.

The France - Harker Cemetery consists of 21 gravesites and 10 tombstones that are intact and preserved. The earliest known grave is that of Frank Chilson in 1895 and the latest known grave is that of Charlie V. France in 1942. Most of the tombstones, however, range in the late 1800s to the first decade of the Twentieth-Century.  Click here to view images.

Walter Scott Cemetery - part of the Jackson's Pond Trails Site

To find the Walter Scott Cemetery travel south out of Eads, Colorado on the paved county landfill road for 1 mile. The cemetery is situated on the east side (left-hand) of the road and is separated from the road by a fence.

The Walter Scott Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in the Eads, Colorado area and was the first cemetery for that town in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The cemetery was then moved to another site east of town around 1920. However, the gravesites located at the Walter Scott Cemetery were not moved because the next-of-kin could not be found or contacted for permission for repatriation. Therefore, these gravesites have sat alone on the hill south of Eads and through the years have been forgotten. They are now part of the developing Jackson's Trails project that will provide walking trails to the cemetery, Jackson's Pond, and back into Eads at a historical barn that is being developed into the trailhead for the project.

The oldest grave at the Walter Scott Cemetery is from 1899 and is that of a one-month old baby. The latest identified grave is 1916. Click here to view images.