A visit to the Franktown 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 Franktown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Franktown Cemetery (FG ID #1982760).
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 Franktown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franktown Cemetery:
39.3923, -104.7517
The Franktown Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Castle Rock. Castle Rock lies just to the west southwest of the Franktown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franktown Cemetery.
Establishment of the Franktown Cemetery ...
The Franktown Cemetery was established in 1870.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Franktown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franktown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fonder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Newlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Glen Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Glen Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove Cemetery
- Kiowa Old Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Kiowa Old Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Old Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Melvin Lewis Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hungate Memorial
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Hungate Memorial is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungate Memorial
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- James Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Elbert - Kiowa Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lehow Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Table Rock Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Franktown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franktown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franktown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Founders Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Founders Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
- The Pinery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Castle Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ponderosa Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
- Cherry Creek Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Castle Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stonegate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Pine Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Castle Pines North
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
- Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grand View Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Lone Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Meridian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Heritage Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Carriage Club
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Larkspur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Acres Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gateway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Foxfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Algonquin Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Centennial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louviers
(14 miles [22.5 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 Franktown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franktown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Castle Rock
- Elizabeth
- Parker
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 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 Franktown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Franktown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1982760
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2120673 (Franktown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2120673 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 1884 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Castle Rock North
- Location given for Franktown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3919444 Lon: -104.7519444
- 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 Douglas, 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- Franktown 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. |