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A visit to the Running Creek 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 Running Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Running Creek Cemetery:

39.6383, -104.5489

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Running Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Running Creek Cemetery is located in Arapahoe County<2>.

The county seat for Arapahoe County is located in Littleton. Littleton lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west of the Running Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Running Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Running Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Running Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Simeon Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
    • The Mt. View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bennett Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57173 <5>
  • Newlin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Newlin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Newlin Cemetery is located in Parker.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469283 <5>
  • Miller Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Thornton.
    • The Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57246 <5>
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Melvin Lewis Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Melvin Lewis Cemetery is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Lewis Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • J.S. Parker Cemetery
    • James Sample Parker Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722189 <5>
  • The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  • Fonder Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Remember The Ten Crash Site Memorial
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Remember The Ten Crash Site Memorial is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remember The Ten Crash Site Memorial
      • The Remember The Ten Crash Site Memorial has also been known as:
      • Oklahoma State University's Colorado Memorial Site
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2426945 <5>
    • Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Byers Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Byers Cemetery is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Byers Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Byers.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #163031 <5>
    • Emanuel Cemetery at Fairmount
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
      • The Fairmount Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairmont Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57267 <5>
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
    • Franktown Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hungate Memorial
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Hungate Memorial is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungate Memorial

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Running Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Running Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Watkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bennett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
  • Foxfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Strasburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Somerset Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Somerset Village is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Village
  • Cottonwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Parker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendly Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendly Village is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
  • Settlers Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
  • Algonquin Acres
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
  • Grand View Estates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stonegate
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonegate is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Cherry Creek Highlands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Altura
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Altura is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
    • Sableridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
    • Hallcrafts Village East
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Pinery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pinery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pinery
    • Ponderosa Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
    • Hillcrest Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillcrest Village is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Village
    • Aurora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <6>
    • Old Towne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
    • Centennial
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Meridian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Meridian is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Byers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Havana Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village

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 Running Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Arapahoe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Running Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Parker
    • Parker lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Running Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Parker.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Strasburg

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 Running Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Arapahoe 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 Running Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2040744  (Running Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2040744 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: Arapahoe
      • Est. Elev: 1760 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Watkins
      • Location given for Running Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.6383197     Lon: -104.548855
      • 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 Arapahoe, 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 from Point A (ie- Running Creek 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.