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A visit to the Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Valley Cemetery:

39.1600, -104.7683

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

The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Castle Rock. Castle Rock lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Spring Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Spring Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Matthias Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Matthias Cemetery is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthias Cemetery
  • The Church of the Woodmoor Columbarium
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Table Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Table Rock Cemetery is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Table Rock Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Monument.
  • Monument Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Monument Cemetery is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Cemetery
  • St. Benedict Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
  • James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The James Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
  • United States Air Force Academy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Bluff Cemetery is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluff Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of Monument.
    • The Bluff Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evans Cemetery
  • 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
  • Capps Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Capps Cemetery is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
  • Eastonville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Eastonville Cemetery is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville Cemetery
    • The Eastonville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shadeland Cemetery
  • Elbert - Kiowa Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Elbert - Kiowa Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert - Kiowa Cemetery
    • The Elbert - Kiowa Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elbert Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1820894 <5>
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    • Mt. St. Francis Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. St. Francis Cemetery is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Francis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. St. Francis Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Colorado Springs.
      • The Mt. St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Francis Cemetery
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bijou Basin Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Bijou Basin Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Basin Cemetery
    • Silva Ranch Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Silva Ranch Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva Ranch Cemetery
    • Kiowa Old Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kiowa Old Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Old Cemetery
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
    • Franktown Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Peyton Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Peyton Cemetery is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Spring Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Woodmoor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
  • Monument
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmer Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gleneagle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
  • Larkspur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Eastonville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastonville is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
  • Elbert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Perry Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry Park is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
  • Castle Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Franktown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Founders Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Founders Village is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Elizabeth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Falcon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Peyton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ponderosa Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
    • Woodland Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Crystola is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
    • Green Mountain Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chipita Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiowa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pinery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Pinery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pinery

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 Spring Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Spring Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Spring Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #193194  (Spring Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #193194 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: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 2194 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Greenland
      • Location given for Spring Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.1599915     Lon: -104.7683102
      • 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 Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Spring Valley 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.
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