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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ft. Richardson National Cemetery (FG ID #109409)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery

Lat:   61.2754°   (61° 16' 31")

Lon:   -149.6603°   (-149° 39' 37")

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alaska:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Richardson National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Fort Richardson
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Eagle River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Village
    • Artesian Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchorage
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
    • Spenard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spenard
    • Chugiak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Knik
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knik have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik
    • Point MacKenzie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point MacKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point MacKenzie
    • Knik - Fairview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Big Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Indian
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Wasilla
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hope
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Gateway
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
      • Meadow Lakes
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery. The following communities are located in .

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Richardson National Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Anchorage
    • Chugiak
      • Chugiak lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chugiak.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugiak
    • Eagle River
    • Fort Richardson
    • Girdwood
    • Palmer
      • Palmer lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palmer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Wasilla
      • Wasilla lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wasilla.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasilla

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 12 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Richardson National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Memorial To The Missing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. John Cathedral Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Anchorage.
      • The Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Anchorage Municipal Cemetery
      • Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191762 <1>
    • Angelus Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Nicholas Orthodox Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Wasilla Aurora Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hope Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hope Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hope.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Sunrise Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
    • Valley Memorial Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Valley Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Butte Cemetery
      • Valley Memory Garden
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Memorial Park
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Palmer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Palmer Pioneer Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palmer Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Palmer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Pioneer Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2061976  (Fort Richardson National Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2061976 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Anchorage B-8
      • County: Anchorage         Elev: 113
      • Location given for GNIS #2061976 (Fort Richardson National Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #109409

    The official website for State of Alaska: https://alaska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 61.2754, Longitude: -149.6603    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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