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Places: The Mirage/Cotton Creek Cemeteries

Places: The Mirage/Cotton Creek Cemeteries

By Mike Rosso on May 14, 2016

To get there: Cotton Creek Cemetery – From Hwy. 17, south of Villa Grove, turn east on C.R. AA. After five miles, turn north on Road 64 and continue for 2 1/4 miles. The cemetery is on the east side of the road. Mirage Cemetery – From Hwy. 17, south of Villa Grove, turn east on C.R. AA. After three miles, turn north on Road 62 for one mile. Turn east on Road BB for 1 1/4 mile. The cemetery is on the east side of the road. The old town of Mirage, on lower Cotton Creek is 1 1/4 miles south of the turn on AA.

In the northern San Luis Valley, southeast of Villa Grove, are two remote and obscure cemeteries: the Cotton Creek and the Mirage. At one time, the area was home to a small settlement of Hispanics who worked at the nearby Orient Mine and also raised sheep. The Cotton Creek Cemetery is where many of them are buried.