WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
PINTURA CEMETERY
(aka GREGERSON FAMILY CEMETERY)
Pintura, Utah
LOCATION
West side of I-15 at Exit 31.Pintura, UT
37° 20' 36.5" North Latitude, 113° 16' 28.7" West Longitude
37.3435° North Latitude, 113.2746° West Longitude
4,241 feet (1,251 meters) MSL
Directions:
Take exit 31 from I-15.
Go west of the freeway and take the gravel road north 0.2 miles.
The cemetery is located 0.2 miles south of a ranch there.
HISTORY
The cemetery is 60', by 100' along the north and 90' on the south end.The east end of the cemetery boarders the freeway right-of-way.
The fence is 5' 5" high, with a single strand of barb wire on the top, with 2" x 4" cage wire for the remander.
This cemetery is not maintained.
There was a fire that came through about 1997-1999. It killed 3-4 juniper trees in the cemetery. It only appeared to damage one small Spilsbury mortuary marker on the Worthen Earl Gregerson grave (located at the north end of the cemetery; row 3 at the fence).
PHOTOS
Photos on the web:Photo of the Exit 31 sign off of I-15 near the Pintura Cemetery
Photo of the gated entrance to the Pintura Cemetery
Photo of the Pintura Cemetery
Photo of some graves in the center of the Pintura Cemetery
Photo of the Pintura Cemetery
Photo of the Pintura Cemetery
Photo of the Pintura Cemetery
Photo of the Pintura Cemetery
GRAVES
Plot map of the Pintura CemeteryHyrum Lee B. Fields, Born 1885 and Died 1954
Andrew Ferdnand Gregerson, Born May 29, 1916 and Died October 7, 1916
Andrew Eric Gregerson, Born November 18, 1881 and Died April 17, 1936
Arthur W. Gregerson, Born 1884 and Died ????
Earl Francis Gregerson, Born October 23, 1900 and Died August 24, 1902
Eloise Gregerson, Born July 11, 1913 and Died May 1, 1924
Eric George Gregerson, Born 1914 and Died 1943
Lenora Worthen Gregerson, Born July 22, 1888 and Died April 19, 1973
Maud S. Gregerson, Born 1888 and Died 1967
Werdna Dale Gregerson, Born April 16, 1913 and Died October 22, 1982
Wilford Gregerson, Born August 22, 1886 and Died October 27, 1888
Worthen Earl Gregerson, Born May 17, 1912 and Died November 19, 1982
Jeremiah Johnson, Born April 9, 1874 and Died February 8, 1879
Mary E. Johnson, Born August 17, 1864 and Died March 27, 1877
Edythe Klingonsmith, Born May 10, 1916 and Died August 6, 1986
Philip Klingonsmith, Born April 14, 1909 and Died January 29, 1975
Christena C. Sylvester, Born April 19, 1847 and Died September 28, 1881
James Sylvester, Born December 4, 1816 and Died May 19, 1888
Jane A. Sylvester, Born June 29, 1864 and Died July 15, 1901
Joseph Sylvester, Born September 9, 1861 and Died December 2, 1945
Josepth Sylvester, Born November 2, 1890 and Died December 11, 1891
Rebecca N. Sylvester, Born March 8, 1819 and Died February 9, 1904
Burial list from Find A Grave
Burial list from the Washington County, Utah Tombstone Project
REFERENCES
Find A GraveWashington County, Utah Tombstone Project
Southern Utah Memories: Pintura is second northern most community in Washington County,
by Loren R. Webb, August 9, 2013