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Cemeteries in Arapahoe County
(as well as Denver & Adams Counties)
 
 
 
 
Denver Cemeteries  
Fairmount Cemetery: 430 South Quebec, Established in 1890 to replace the 1860s Mt. Prospect Cemetery (today's Cheeseman Park).
   
Fort Logan National Cemetery: 3698 South Sheridan, Established 1950 on the site of the original Ft Logan military post. 
   
Hampden Memorial Gardens: 8600 East Hampden, Established 1963.
   
St. John's Episcopal Church: 1313 Clarkson Street (not on map), Church cemetery established in 1920, cremations after 1966. Also known as All Souls Walk. 
   
Loretto Heights Cemetery: Loretto Heights Cemetery - 3001 South Federal (not on map), Catholic Cemetery containing about a dozen remains moved from the Mount Calvary section of the Mt Prospect Cemetery and a few other burials. Not active.
   
Riverside Cemetery East 52nd at Race St., Established in 1876 as Denver's premier cemetery. Some earlier burials from Mt Prospect. A small corner of southwestern Riverside Cemetery is in Denver but the majority is in Adams County.
   
 
Arapahoe Cemeteries  
Byers Cemetery: In Byers
   
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens:
6601 South Colorado Blvd, Established 1951.
   
Deer Trail Evergreen Cemetery: In Deer Trail, Established 1875.
   
Jolly Family Cemetery:
Jolly Family Cemetery - Quarter mile south of US36. Abandoned, three circa 1904-1912 burials of Jolly family members.
   
Lewis (Melvin-Lewis) Cemetery: On South Parker Road, Abandoned with no markers, believed to contain 90 burials circa 1888-1910.
   
Littleton Cemetery: 6155 South Prince, Littleton, Established 1864.
   
Mount Nebo Cemetery: 11618 East Colfax, Aurora, Jewish Cemetery established 1902, some earlier burials moved from Mt Prospect.
   
Running Creek (Salem) Cemetery:
Abandoned, One marker, three other known graves.
   
Saint Simeon Catholic Cemetery: 22001 East Highway 30, Established 2004
   
Rocky Mountain Memorial Park Columbarium: Rocky Mountain Memorial Park Columbarium - 3201 South Parker, Established 2004
   
   
Adams Cemeteries  
 Belleview Cemetery: Belleview Cemetery - 84th and Irving, Westminister
   
Bennett Mount View Cemetery:
Bennett Mount View Cemetery - Just northwest of Bennett, Established circa 1880. 
   
East Lawn Memorial Gardens: East Lawn Memorial Gardens - 19600 Smith Road, Aurora, Established 1959.
   
Elmwood Cemetery: 14800 Old Brighton Road, Brighton, Est 1895.
   
Fairview Cemetery
Established 1941.
   
Highland Memory Gardens: 10355 Logan St, North Glenn, Est 1951.
   
Leader (Woolsey) Cemetery:
Two miles south of Leader, Abandoned, contains one known 1918 burial, other remains moved to other cemeteries.
   
Pioneer (Black) Cemetery:
Just west of Elmwood Cemetery, Brighton, Established 1864.
   
Riverside Cemetery: East 52nd at Race St., Established in 1876 as Denver's premier cemetery. Some earlier burials from Mt Prospect. A small corner of southwestern Riverside Cemetery is in Denver but the majority is in Adams County.
   
Rose Hill Cemetery:
6841 East 62nd, Commerce City, Jewish cemetery established 1892. 
   
St. Clair-Ross Cemetery:
US 85 at 124th Ave, United Brethren Church cemetery established 1872, maintained but in-active.
   
Wesley Chapel Cemetery: 120th and Huron, North Glenn, Church cemetery established 1889.

 


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Colorado State Coordinator: Sundee Maynez
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