Who is buried in Fairmount cemetery Denver?

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.

What famous people are buried at Fairmount cemetery?

Notable burials

• Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907–1989), US Senator.
• Elias Milton Ammons (1860–1925), Colorado Governor.
• Teller Ammons (1895–1972), Colorado Governor.
• Priscilla Baird (1828–1904), founder of Baird College.
• William J. Barker (died 1911), Denver Mayor.

What is the oldest cemetery in Denver?

Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery, established in 1876, is Denver, Colorado’s oldest operating cemetery. More than 67,000 people are buried there, including 1,000 veterans.

How do I find a grave in Colorado?

1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog.
2. Enter: Colorado in the Place box.
3. Click on: Search.
4. Click on: Cemeteries.
5. Click on: Places within Colorado.
6. Click on the county you want to search.
7. Click on: Cemeteries.

When was Fairmount Cemetery in Denver Colorado built?

It is designated by the city of Denver as a Denver Historic Landmark. It was built in the style of 13th century Ecclesiastical French Gothic, and features gargoyles and flying buttresses. Also designed by Harry Ten Eych Wendell and built in 1890, the Gate Lodge was the original home and office of the cemetery sexton.

Where is the Fairmount funeral home in Denver?

430 South Quebec Street. Denver, CO 80247 . Phone: (303) 399-0692. Fax: (303) 333-0451

Which is the second oldest cemetery in Denver?

Fairmount Cemetery was established in 1890, and is the second oldest cemetery in Denver after Riverside Cemetery. Both Fairmount Cemetery and Riverside Cemetery are owned by Fairmount Cemetery Association. Fairmount held its first burial in 1891.

How did the Fairmount Cemetery get its name?

The cemetery even has its own varieties, credited with Fairmount Malton and Fairmount Chameleon. Folklore has it that families immigrating to the New World from Europe imbedded rose clippings from their homelands in potatoes to keep them moist, and then wrapped the assembly in rags for the journey.