Orchard Mesa Municipal Cemetery

Orchard Mesa Municipal Cemetery is a cemetery in Mesa, Colorado. Orchard Mesa Municipal Cemetery is situated nearby to Calvary Cemetery, as well as near Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grand Junction station and Handy Chapel.

Grand Junction station

Railway station

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Grand Junction station is a train station in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, that is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Grand Junction station is situated 1¼ miles north of Orchard Mesa Municipal Cemetery.

Handy Chapel

Chapel

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Handy Chapel is the only original church building still standing in the original square mile of Grand Junction, Colorado. The land that the chapel was built on was deeded to "the black citizens of Grand Junction" for the express purpose of building a place of worship in 1883, just two short years after Grand Junction was originally staked out by town founder and Governor George A. Handy Chapel is situated 1½ miles north of Orchard Mesa Municipal Cemetery.

Grand Junction High School

School

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Grand Junction High School is a public high school located in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District 51. It is one of four high schools located within the Grand Valley. Grand Junction High School is situated 2½ miles north of Orchard Mesa Municipal Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orchard Mesa and Grand Junction.

Orchard Mesa

Village

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Orchard Mesa is a census-designated place in and governed by Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Grand Junction

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Graced by red rock mesas, Grand Junction is a vital part of Colorado's Wine Country. The city lies on the Colorado River at the foot of Grand Mesa, Mount Garfield, and Colorado National Monument.