Located 1/2 mile East of Platteville on Weld County Road 32 in Township 3, Range 66, Section 18. The Platteville Mizpah Cemetery is the oldest public cemetery in Weld County that is still in use. It is operated by the Town of Platteville. Originally called the Sandhill Cemetery by the pioneers, it was renamed Mizpah Cemetery after 1926. In 1926, the Mizpah Club made the improvement of the cemetery their club project. With the club as a driving force, cemetery improvement became a community project. Trees, shrubs, and grass were planted as money became available. A WPA project in 1939 fenced the cemetery and installed the first rock gateway. The second rock gateway was built and dedicated to the memory of the area servicemen who lost their lives in World War II.
An unknown person is the first recorded burial, the first named burial was in 1873. Persons associated with the nearby fur trading posts and Fort Vasquez may have been buried on the hill as early as the 1840s. A local folklore heroine named Rattlesnake Kate is buried in Mizpah Cemetery. One day in 1925, she killed 140 rattlesnakes on her way to a pond with her son. The snakes were collected and the skins were used to make a dress, which she wore to many functions. Her story is on file with the Platteville Pioneer Museum.

Centennial State Chapter would especially like to thank Will Penfold for the hard work on his Eagle Scout project reading and transcribing inscriptions on all the stones.

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Name	Row	Lot	Space	Birth	Death/Burial
Rael, Adlalia	17	17N
Rael, Solomon	16	16N	9	1908	1965
Ramirez, A Ollie		227	9	21 Jul 1911	31 May 1988
Ramirez, Edward R	20	227	10	1941	1964
Ramirez, Eurevia	19	219	9
Ramirez, Sebathana	20	227	8	21 Jan 1913	20 Nov 2005
Ramirez, Tammy Carol		227	5	19 Apr 1960	4 Dec 1973
Ramos, Calsado Mateo	18	200	3
Ramos, Enes	20	222
Raney, D. F.	9	86	3	24 Dec 1833	19 Sep 1892
Raney, James Earl	16	180	10	1891	1950
Raney,  Josephine	9	86	5	28 Sep 1866	3 Feb 1920
Raney,  Isaac Newton		86	10	5 Dec 1922	24 Mar 2005
Raney, Geo T	9	86	6	27 Jan 1920	24 Jul 2000
Raney, George T		86	4	27 Jan 1855	29 Apr 1932
Raney, Harriet		76	8	1899	1977
Raney, L. M	9	86	2	13 Apr 1839	18 Mar 1928
Raney,  Anthony Lewis	9	86	9	1856	1939
Raney, Mary D Walker	9	86	1
Raney, Isaac Newton	9	86	7	1899	1959
Raney, Sarah Emma	16	180	11	1870	1941
Raney, Wick R	16	180	12	1865	1948
Rangel, Ramon Paul		248	6	16 Feb 2002	4 Mar 2002
Rany, Lucinda	9	86
Ratttesnake KateMcHalee Slaughterback		6W	10	25 Jul 1893	6 Oct 1969
Raya, Egenia	20	222
Raymond, George R	2	6W	5	12 Jul 1895	23 Jan 1953
Raymond, M. Illda	2	6W	6	1865	1946
Reed, James Noland	14	153		13 Oct 1931	16 Feb 1985
Reeve,  Steve G	7	64	12	27 Sep 1877	16 Feb 1961
Reeve, Mary Ethel		64	11	6 Feb 1889	13 Dec 1977
Regalado, Rebecca		197	9	6 May 1947	8 Oct 1983
Reid, Anna	15	162		1878	1921
Reid, Charles	15	162	10	1876	1959
Reid, Daughter	15	162	12		4 Jul 1911
Remine, Moses	10	101	3	8 Jul 1817	26 Feb 1901
Remine, Mrs M. (Sarah)	10	101	2	2 Aug 1838	3 Aug 1898
Rennels, Ann G Starr				1896	1976
Rennels, Betty A	20	231		1929	1931
Rennels, William Gary	20	231		1894	1939
Rennels, Mary Lee	20	231		1896	1946
Rennels, Sophia	20	231	1	1877	1929
Reyes, Joe	20	223
Reyes, John	20	223
Reyes, Laurence	20	223
Reynolds, Harry S		12W	11	1888	1974
Reynolds, Nellie G		12W	10	1889	1973
Reynolds, Thomas	12	129	4
Rhoades, Alexander William				18 Feb 1984	29 Jun 2008
Rhoades, Carrol				20 Dec 1925
Rhoades, Loretta		20	11	14 Apr 1923	17 Jan 2004
Rhoades, Olandl		117	5	10 Aug 1934	14 Jun 2004
Rhoades, Ruth M				18 Feb 1929
Rhoades, Sandra				14 Jul 1937
Rhoades, William H		20	12	30 Oct 1918	12 Apr 1985
Rhoades, Valerie				21 Apr 1960
Rhoads, Jennie E	12	118	2	27 Aug 1889	11 Mary 1938
Rice, P Nettie	12	128	2
Richardson, Albert H	6	43		1873	1920
Richardson, Alva L		39	1	16 Dec 1912	12 Jul 1992
Richardson, Carey W	5	5N	1	11 Jun 1869	26 Jun 1941
Richardson, Charles Milburn		39	12	29 Aug 1910	24 Feb 1985
Richardson, Clarence A	3	8	12	1899	1959
Richardson, Dean Douglas		69	12	2 Feb 1910	4 Sep 2003
Richardson, Dessel		69	11	12 Mar 1904	17 Dec 2003
Richardson, Emma L	6	43	4	1874	1920
Richardson, Everett	3	3N		1901	1940
Richardson,  William F	3	3N		1878	1951
Richardson, Gaylord M				5 Feb 1935	19 Nov 2007
Richardson, Glen R	5	5N	4	25 Sep 1906	7 Aug 1966
Richardson, Gwendolyn M. L.		39	11	27 Jun 1912	14 May 1995
Richardson, Hazel		39	2	4 Nov 1909	14 May 1996
Richardson, Mark		39	12	1962	1996
Richardson,  Stella May	5	5N	2	11 Jul 1877	15 Nov 1961
Richardson, Maxine E		39		1910	2008
Richardson, Mildred	5	39	4	1910	1982
Richardson, Nellie	3	3N		1890	1940
Richardson, William Earl		39	4	1902	1977
Richling, Edward F	12	118	7	9 Apr 1896	25 Mar 1967
Richmond, Claud Leonard		105	5	19 Feb 1914	14 Aug 1993
Rickman, Hollie Lynn		245	6	1 Jan 1988	11 Aug 1988
Riley, Alice		2	9
Riojas, Armida		22N	4	11 Mar 1968	27 Oct 2001
Riojas, Daniel		22N		26 Jul 1965
Riojas, Rodolfo		22N	6	18 Jun 1938	14 Nov 2000
Riojas, Sofia				18 Sep 1941	23 Oct 1996
Rios, Ascension	20	225		25 May 1933	21 Jul 1935
Rios, Bertha Mary				29 Mar 1938
Rios, Dennis	20	225			2 Feb 1947
Rios, Francesca		224	5	11 Feb 1897	10 Feb 1975
Rios, Jessie	21	244	3
Rios, John	20	225	4	16 Apr 1927	27 Sep 1950
Rios, Jose Jesus		244	4
Rios, Robert L		243	6	13 Aug 1939	14 May 1980
Ripperger, Cynthia Jo		73	12	24 Mar 1959	3 Nov 1979
Ripperger, Kristi				25 Mar 1963	1 May 2003
Rippierger, Virginia				14 Feb 1927	25 Nov 2005
Ripperger, Vitus				14 Jan 1919	17 Aug 1997
Rivera, Lisa M				21 Jun 1968
Rivera, Mary G				24 Dec 1949	11 Sep 2008
Rix, Mary Ellen Sullivan		141	2	12 Feb 1895	26 Mar 1977
Roacho, Rachel		251	5
Robb, Catherine Louise	9	82	4	11 May 1951	21 Jun 1951
Robb, Chas Mrs	11	105
Roberts, Ben	4	17	1	1879	1949
Roberts, Edith G				14 Dec 1923
Roberts, Elizabeth		17	2	1885	1978
Roberts, Eugene B		WC 3	5	19 Jul 1920	21 Jul 1994
Roberts, Nellie M		40	2	7 Jun 1904	6 Jun 1985
Roberts, Peggy Jo		51	10
Robertson, Jody Lee		196	12	5 Dec 1966	2 Sep 1984
Robertson, Martha Ann		19	6	6 Jul 1893	7 Apr 1981
Robinson, Ellen Nora		2N	10
Rodriguez, Genoveba R	17	194	10	1882	1937
Rodriguez, Henry	17	193	1	26 Feb 1934	15 Sep 1942
Rodriguez, Salvador		76	4	1927	1996
Rodriguez, Manual Vital		193	11	9 Mar 1902	18 Mar 1989
Rodriquez, Christopher David		193	12	4 Jun 1982	9 Jun 1982
Rogers, Joshua Isaac	23	272	1	28 May 1985	24 Sep 2006
Rojas, Aurora J	14	145	5	3 Sep 1952	3 Sep 1955
Rojas, Longina		145	2	15 Mar 1924	12 Dec 1983
Rojas, Pedro Mojica		145	1	29 Apr 1915	19Nov  1993
Rollins, I M		3			18 Dec 1885
Romero, Apolina	19	216	8	1881	1952
Romero, Caretina	22	253	2	28 Aug 1918	18 May 2007
Romero, Carlos Justin		252	8	4 Jul 1954	5 Oct 2002
Romero, Dionicio	16	16N	2	1884	1952
Romero, Felipe		226	3	23 Nov 1917	14 Apr 2003
Romero, Josepha	16	16N	1	1880	1943
Romero, Librada Dorothy		226	2	25 Feb 1921	14 Jul 1991
Romero, Librada Natalie		226	1	3 Nov 1961	17 Jun 1979
Romero, Marcelino Alonzo		253	1	9 Jan 1916	10 Dec 1992
Romero, Margarita	19	216	4	23 Feb 1854	23 Mar 1956
Romero, Margarito	20	227	4	23 Feb 1913	28 Nov 1960
Romero, Maria	16	16N
Romero, Philip		254	6	23 Nov 1941	29 May 2002
Romero, Priscilla	17	17N
Romero, Seferino	19	216	9	1883	1950
Romine, R Doyle				18 Jul 1932	12 Jun 2007
Romine, S Joan				11 Feb 1935
Rosales, Dolores	19	218	4	1907	1965
Rosenberger, Fay Olivia Wickes		75	9	1 Mar 1906	23 Dec 2000
Ross, Cornelius		9N	5	4 Apr 1899	5 Dec 1988
Ross, Fredora		9N	6	23 Dec 1908	7 Apr 1995
Ross, Nellie V Hammitt	16	181	6	1862	1943
Ross, Arthur Randolph	16	181	5	1857	1949
Rothermel, Anna Elizabeth		204	8	1889	1977
Rothermel, Jacob	18	204	9	1887	1963
Rothermel, La Veta				1929	1929
Rothermel, Robert L	18	204	7	1931	1949
Rothermel, Santa	18	204	6
Rouse, Cecil Edwin		101	10	28 Jan 1902	11 Feb 1980
Rouse, George Franklin		266	12	4 Oct 1943	9 Dec 1998
Rouse, LaVeve J				21 Oct 1901	2 Mar 1989
Ruegge Minnie	13	134	10	1885	1965
Ruff,  Sandra May	9	9N	1
Ruiz, Robert Jr		195	1	23 Dec 1956	24 May 1978
Rupple, Adam		3	4	25 Mar 1921	12 Mar 1997
Rupple, Anna Mae	2	3W	6	12 Mar 1921	20 Oct 1952
Russell, Rodney Allen		19	6	1961	1981
Ryden, Edna Ethel	21	235	4	24 Oct 1904	22 Aug 1940
Ryden, Joseph		235	4	1893	1975