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Welcome to the Riverside Cemetery Community Site

This site has been established by the Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery to encourage sharing of information about Denver's oldest operating cemetery. You can use this site as a resource for finding and sharing stories of Riverside Cemetery. Whether you are a western historian, a family member, or just an interested visitor, we hope that you will find this site useful and informative. More information on how you can contribute to this site is included a bit further down this page.

The Wiki

The Wiki section of this site is intended to serve as the starting point for a comprehensive 'encyclopedia' of information about Riverside, especially regarding the 65,000 souls who have found their final resting place at the cemetery. Some of the stories will be about the more well known residents, including Colorado's First Territorial Governor John Evans, Civil War Captain Silas Soule, or Clara Brown, Colorado's first African American Woman pioneer.

But more importantly, we hope that the community will use this site to tell the stories of those who are less well known, but whose stories are just as important to their families and communities.

Image Galleries

Have you taken photos of Riverside, or created original artwork inspired by the remarkable environment and monuments there? Post them in our image galleries.

Articles

The Articles section is intended to include criticism, musings, and editorials written on any topic of interest to people who care about one of Denver's most underappreciated cultural resources. If you have something to say, we want to hear it.

Forums

If you have a question, a comment, or just want to start a conversation about any topic regarding Riverside, the forums are the place to put it out there.



Funeral Car "A" parked at 35th and Gilpin barn (Building is still there) Circa 1900-1905

This car would travel up York to Riverside Cemetery and could be hired by a funeral party.

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