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A visit to the Rocky Mountain Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Lodge #2 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 Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery:

39.7761, -105.5422

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery is located in Gilpin County<2>.

The county seat for Gilpin County is located in Central City. Central City lies just to the northeast of the Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bald Mtn. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Bald Mtn. Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Mtn. Cemetery
  • Missouri City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Missouri City Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Cemetery
  • Idaho Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Idaho Springs Cemetery is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Idaho Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Idaho Springs.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57357 <5>
  • City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • Foresters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Foresters Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresters Cemetery
  • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Red Men Lodge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Red Men Lodge Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Men Lodge Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Dumont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Dumont Cemetery is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dumont Cemetery is located in Dumont.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963342 <5>
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Dory Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dory Hill Cemetery is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Alvarado Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Alvarado Cemetery is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alvarado Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Empire.
      • The Alvarado Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alvarado - Georgetown Cemetery
      • Georgetown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57149 <5>
    • Old Georgetown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Old Georgetown Cemetery is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Georgetown Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Georgetown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Empire.
      • The Old Georgetown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Georgetown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722258 <5>
    • Empire Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Empire Cemetery is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Empire.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57258 <5>
    • Silverplume Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Silverplume Cemetery is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverplume Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverplume Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Silver Plume.
      • The Silverplume Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Silver Plume Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324843 <5>
    • Griffin Monument
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Griffin Monument is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Monument
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Griffin Monument is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Silver Plume.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57318 <5>
    • Bergen Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bergen Park Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bergen Park Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Evergreen.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336175 <5>
    • Nederland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Nederland Cemetery is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Russell Gulch
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
  • Nevadaville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
    • Nevadaville has also been known as:
    • Bald Mountain
    • Nevada City
  • Idaho Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Central City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Downieville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dumont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Black Hawk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Smith Hill ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
  • Lawson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
  • Apex ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Apex is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Cottonwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Alice
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alice is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Saint Mary's
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • American City is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
    • Kingston ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingston is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Empire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <6>
    • Georgetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rollinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Silverdale ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Silver Plume
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
    • Bergen Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bergen Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Park

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 Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gilpin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Apex - Historic
    • Apex lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Apex.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Black Hawk
  • Central City
  • Eldora
    • Eldora lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Empire
    • Empire lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Empire.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Georgetown
  • Idaho Springs
  • Nederland
  • Silver Plume

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 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 Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery:

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 Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #181445  (Rocky Mountain Independent Order of Oddfellows Lodge Number 2 Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #181445 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: Gilpin
    • Est. Elev: 2843 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Central City
    • Location given for Rocky Mountain Independent Order of Oddfellows Lodge Number 2 Cemetery:
    • Lat: 39.7760989     Lon: -105.5422204
    • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Gilpin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.