Cemeteries in Brighton, Colorado

Private Cemeteries in Brighton, Colorado often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Brighton, Colorado are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Brighton, Colorado are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Brighton, Colorado , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Brighton, Colorado .

Our database contains records of burials from 3 cemeteries.

Let's start with the backstory. According to Legends of America, the park's history began in 1858 when General William Larimer discovered the St. Charles Town Company and established his own town, which he called Denver. What is now Cheesman Park was once a cemetery that contained thousands of bodies.

Founded in 1890 in southeast Denver, it is the city's second-oldest active cemetery after Riverside (1876). Today the 280-acre cemetery is home to some 180,000 interments, including prominent Coloradans such as William N. Byers, Robert Speer, Anne Evans, Justina Ford, Frederick Bonfils, and Ralph Carr.

There are two national cemeteries in Colorado, Fort Logan and Fort Lyon, and two state veteran's cemeteries, one in Grand Junction and one in Monte Vista.