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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 Pikes Peak National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pikes Peak National Cemetery (FG ID #2565188)

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 Pikes Peak National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pikes Peak National Cemetery

Lat:   38.7793°   (38° 46' 45")

Lon:   -104.6341°   (-104° 38' 2")

The cemetery is located in El Paso County<2>.

As an estimate, the Pikes Peak National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Colorado Springs.

The county seat for El Paso County is located in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Pikes Peak National Cemetery .

Establishment of the Pikes Peak National Cemetery ...

The Pikes Peak National Cemetery was:

Dedicated in May 2018

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 websites either 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 Pikes Peak National Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to El Paso 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 Pikes Peak National 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 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pikes Peak National Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pikes Peak National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Widefield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cimarron Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Hills
      • Cimarron Hills is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron Hills <4>
    • Fountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <4>
    • Stratmoor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
      • Stratmoor is located in El Paso County
    • Fort Carson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Colorado Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
      • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
      • Former names for Colorado Springs:
      • El Paso
      • Fountain Colony
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <4>
    • Falcon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ellicott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
      • Ellicott is located in El Paso County
    • Black Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
      • Black Forest is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Forest <4>
    • Manitou Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Henkel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henkel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkel
      • Henkel is located in El Paso County
    • Peyton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peyton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
      • Peyton is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peyton <4>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Eastonville ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
        • Eastonville is located in El Paso County
      • Cascade
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gleneagle
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleneagle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
        • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
      • Chipita Park
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Yoder
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
        • Yoder is located in El Paso County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <4>
      • Pinon
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
        • Pinon is located in Pueblo County
      • Green Mountain Falls
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Truckton ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckton
        • Truckton is located in El Paso County
        • Former names for Truckton:
        • Dunkin City
        • Truck Town
      • Monument
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Crystola
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
        • Crystola is located in El Paso County

    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 Pikes Peak National Cemetery. The following communities are located in El Paso County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pikes Peak National 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 Pikes Peak National Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pikes Peak National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shrine of Rest Mausoleum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery at Fountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in El Paso County
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Washington Cemetery
      • Mountain Home Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57264 <1>
    • Sons of Israel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bouma / Briggs Grave
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bouma / Briggs Grave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Bouma / Briggs Grave is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bouma / Briggs Grave
    • Paupers' Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pioneer Park Memorial
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pioneer Park Memorial is located in El Paso County
      • The Pioneer Park Memorial has also been known as:
      • Mesa Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Park Memorial
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in El Paso County
      • The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Butte Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Powers Graves
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Powers Graves. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Powers Graves is located in El Paso County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Graves
      • Henry Harkins Gravesite
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henry Harkins Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Henry Harkins Gravesite is located in El Paso County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Harkins Gravesite
      • Chico Basin Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • The Chico Basin Cemetery is located in El Paso County
        • The Chico Basin Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hanover Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chico Basin Cemetery
      • Crystal Valley Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Eastonville Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • The Eastonville Cemetery is located in El Paso County
        • The Eastonville Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Shadeland Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastonville Cemetery
      • Mt. St. Francis Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The Mt. St. Francis Cemetery is located in El Paso County
        • The Mt. St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Francis Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. St. Francis Cemetery
      • Capps Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Capps Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Capps Cemetery is located in El Paso County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capps Cemetery
      • Peyton Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • The Peyton Cemetery is located in El Paso County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peyton 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 Pikes Peak National Cemetery:

    The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/

    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 El Paso, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pikes Peak National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7793, Longitude: -104.6341    
    <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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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