A visit to the Arvada Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Arvada Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Arvada Cemetery (FG ID #1130176).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Arvada Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arvada Cemetery:
39.7970, -105.1093
The Arvada Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Golden. Golden lies just to the west southwest of the Arvada Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Arvada Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Arvada Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arvada Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ralston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ralston Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belleview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Ash Mine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- William F Cody Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The William F Cody Grave is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William F Cody Grave
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olinger Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Broomfield County Commons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lakeview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Superior Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Superior Cemetery is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Ft. Logan National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eldorado Springs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel Cemetery at Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Arvada Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arvada Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arvada
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Applewood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Oak Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wheat Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Applewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Lakeside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hidden Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Westminster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- West Denver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Golden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mountain Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Western Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrelwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Federal Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Arvada Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arvada Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arvada
- Denver
- Edgewater
- Golden
- Lakewood
- Wheat Ridge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Arvada Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Jefferson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Arvada Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1130176
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2119423 (Arvada Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2119423 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 1663 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arvada
- Location given for Arvada Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7969444 Lon: -105.1077778
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arvada Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |