A visit to the Monument Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Monument Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Monument Cemetery:
39.1011, -104.8670
The Monument Cemetery is located in El Paso County<1>.
The county seat for El Paso County is located in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south of the Monument Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Monument Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Monument Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monument Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Matthias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Church of the Woodmoor Columbarium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- United States Air Force Academy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Capps Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Table Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. St. Francis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Glen Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Park Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rooks Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- James Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Eastonville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Park Memorial
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal Valley Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Divide Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Paupers' Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Monument Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Monument Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monument
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodmoor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
- Palmer Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gleneagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
- Larkspur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Black Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
- Crystola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crystola is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
- Green Mountain Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chipita Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Eastonville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westcreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Manitou Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Falcon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colorado Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Castle Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Divide
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cimarron Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Founders Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Founders Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
- Franktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Monument Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in El Paso County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monument Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Black Forest
- Castle Rock
- Colorado Springs
- Eastonville - Historic
- Elbert
- Green Mountain Falls
- Manitou Springs
- Monument
- Woodland Park
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 Monument Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to El Paso 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 Monument Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1834809 (Monument Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1834809 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: El Paso
- Est. Elev: 2154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monument
- Location given for Monument Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.101103 Lon: -104.8677579
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including El Paso, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monument Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |