A visit to the Empire 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 Empire Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Empire Cemetery (FG ID #57258).
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 Empire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Empire Cemetery:
39.7568, -105.6816
The Empire Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Empire.
The cemetery is located in Clear Creek County<2>.
The county seat for Clear Creek County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies just to the south southwest of the Empire Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Empire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Empire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Empire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alvarado Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Georgetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Griffin Monument
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silverplume Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dumont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Russell Gulch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bald Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bald Mtn. Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Mtn. Cemetery
- Idaho Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Foresters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Foresters Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresters Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The City Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Men Lodge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Missouri City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Dory Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dory Hill Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory Hill Cemetery
- Cozens Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fraser Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Empire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Empire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Empire
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Downieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Plume
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dumont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berthoud Pass
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Berthoud Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bakerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Gulch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Idaho Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Apex ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- American City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Black Hawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winter Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Empire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clear Creek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Empire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apex - Historic
- Apex lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Empire Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Apex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Black Hawk
- Central City
- Empire
- Georgetown
- Idaho Springs
- Silver Plume
- Winter Park
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Empire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Clear Creek 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 Empire Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #57258
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #181354 (Empire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #181354 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: Clear Creek
- Est. Elev: 2612 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Empire
- Location given for Empire Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7560985 Lon: -105.6813921
- 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 Clear Creek, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Empire 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. |