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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.
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