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Introduction ...

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 Sons of Israel Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sons of Israel Cemetery

Lat:   38.8141°   (38° 48' 50")

Lon:   -104.7997°   (-104° 47' 58")

The Sons of Israel Cemetery is located in El Paso County<1>.

The county seat for El Paso County is located in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs lies just to the northwest of the Sons of Israel Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sons of Israel 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 Sons of Israel 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 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sons of Israel Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sons of Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Stratmoor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
      • Stratmoor is located in El Paso County
    • Colorado Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Fort Carson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Widefield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cimarron Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Manitou Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Cascade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chipita Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Falcon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Green Mountain Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Crystola
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
        • Crystola is located in El Paso County
      • Gleneagle
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleneagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
        • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
      • Independence ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
        • Independence is located in Teller County
      • Goldfield
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
        • Goldfield is located in Teller County
      • Woodland Park
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
        • Woodland Park is located in Teller County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <4>
      • Victor
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Monument
        (19 miles [30.6 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 Sons of Israel 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 Sons of Israel 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 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Sons of Israel Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sons of Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Paupers' Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pioneer Park Memorial
      (4 miles [6.4 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<6>
      • The Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial
    • Bouma / Briggs Grave
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<6>
      • The Bouma / Briggs Grave is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bouma / Briggs Grave
    • Crystal Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. St. Francis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Pikes Peak National Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Henry Harkins Gravesite
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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.<6>
      • The Henry Harkins Gravesite is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Harkins Gravesite
    • Fairview Cemetery at Fountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Capps Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • 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.<6>
        • The Capps Cemetery is located in El Paso County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capps Cemetery
      • United States Air Force Academy Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Park Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gillett Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gillett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Gillett Cemetery is located in Teller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillett Cemetery
      • Wilson Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Eastonville Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • St. Benedict Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Benedict Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in El Paso County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedict Cemetery
      • Rooks Family Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Rooks Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Rooks Family Cemetery is located in Teller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rooks Family 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 Sons of Israel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1834815  (Sons of Israel Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1834815 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: Colorado Springs
      • County: El Paso         Elev: 1833
      • Location given for GNIS #1834815 (Sons of Israel Cemetery)

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

    The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

    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 obstructions 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 Sons of Israel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8141, Longitude: -104.7997    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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