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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 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. 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 Franktown Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franktown Cemetery

Lat:   39.3923°   (39° 23' 32")

Lon:   -104.7517°   (-104° 45' 6")

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 .

Establishment of the Franktown Cemetery ...

The Franktown Cemetery was established in 1870.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Franktown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Douglas County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Franktown 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Founders Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
      • Founders Village is located in Douglas County
    • The Pinery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pinery
      • The Pinery is located in Douglas County
    • Castle Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ponderosa Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
      • Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
    • Cherry Creek Highlands
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elizabeth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Elbert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
    • Parker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Castle Pines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines
      • Castle Pines is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Pines <4>
    • Stonegate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
      • Stonegate is located in Douglas County
    • Pine Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
      • Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Castle Pines North
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines North have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
      • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
      • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Grand View Estates
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
        • Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Lone Tree
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
        • Lone Tree is located in Douglas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,614 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <4>
      • Sedalia
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cottonwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
        • Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
      • Meridian
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
        • Meridian is located in Douglas County
      • Heritage Hills
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
        • Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Carriage Club
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Club have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
        • Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
      • Larkspur
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkspur have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
        • Larkspur is located in Douglas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <4>
      • Acres Green
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acres Green have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acres Green
        • Acres Green is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acres Green <4>
      • Gateway
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
        • Gateway is located in Douglas County
      • Foxfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
        • Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
      • Algonquin Acres
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
        • Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
      • 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Franktown Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
      • J.S. Parker Cemetery
      • James Sample Parker Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722189 <1>
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabeth Cemetery
    • Newlin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Glen Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glen Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Grove Cemetery
    • Kiowa Old Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kiowa Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kiowa Old Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kiowa Old Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Melvin Lewis Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hungate Memorial
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hungate Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hungate Memorial is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hungate Memorial
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • James Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The James Cemetery is located in Elbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Elbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park is located in Arapahoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
      • Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Denver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Lehow Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Table Rock Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • The Table Rock Cemetery is located in El Paso County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Table Rock Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Monument.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Table Rock 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 Franktown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2120673  (Franktown Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2120673 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: Castle Rock North
      • County: Douglas         Elev: 1884
      • Location given for GNIS #2120673 (Franktown Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1982760

    The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas.co.us/

    The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Franktown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3923, Longitude: -104.7517    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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