A visit to the Columbia 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 Columbia Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Columbia Cemetery (FG ID #57222)
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 Columbia Cemetery ...
The Columbia Cemetery is located in Boulder County<2>.
Name Variations for Columbia Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Columbia Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Broomfield County Commons Cemetery
- Burlington Cemetery
- Coal Creek Memorial Cemetery
- Eldorado Springs Cemetery
- Gold Hill Cemetery
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
- Hygiene Cemetery North
- Hygiene Cemetery South
- Jamestown Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Louisville Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
- Mountain View Memorial Park
- Nederland Cemetery
- The Nederland Cemetery is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland Cemetery
- Niwot Cemetery
- The Niwot Cemetery is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niwot Cemetery
- Ryssby Church Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Salina Cemetery
- The Salina Cemetery is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina Cemetery
- Superior Cemetery
- The Superior Cemetery is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Cemetery
- Valmont Cemetery
- The Valmont Cemetery is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont Cemetery
- Weisner Cemetery
- The Weisner Cemetery is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Columbia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Boulder
- Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield
- Canfield
- Coal Creek
- Crescent Village
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Eldorado Springs
- Erie
- Gold Hill
- Gunbarrel
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Jamestown
- Lafayette
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lazy Acres
- Louisville
- Magnolia
- Nederland
- Niwot
- Pinecliffe
- Rowena
- Salina
- Sunshine
- Superior
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
- Twin Spruce
- Valmont
- Wallstreet
- Ward
- Wondervu
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
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 Columbia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boulder County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Columbia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boulder
- Broomfield
- Lafayette
- Louisville
- Nederland
- Niwot
- Ward
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Columbia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Boulder 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 Columbia Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #57222
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #178654 (Columbia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #178654 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: Boulder
- Est. Elev: 1665 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boulder
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 Boulder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Columbia Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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