The March date has been canceled due to muddy conditions after the snow. Please stop by the museums and plan to join us for the next open date on April 4!
Although pioneers came to the Coal Creek Valley in the 1860s, it wasn’t until 1873 that a local farmer donated the hilltop location as a resting place for the deceased from the area. For a while, burial site was referred to as the Old Louisville Cemetery.
Around the same time, Superior’s founding father W.C. Hake developed the Industrial Coal Mine and platted a town site a mile east of the cemetery location.
There are an estimated 90 graves, 55 of which are documented names and 32 surviving headstones. There are two Civil War veterans’ graves and roughly 22 of the graves are children. The last burial was in 1949 when George Shockey, a local farmer, was interred.
Volunteers from the Historical Commission will have the Superior Historical Cemetery open quarterly, on select days. All open dates are weather permitting, and can include conditions such as active high winds, snowfall or standing snow, and low temperatures. You can also visit the cemetery by appointment by calling 303-554-9005 or messaging us.
The cemetery is located at 2580 Central Park Way. It is essentially behind the Sport Stable and adjacent to the new Downtown Dog Park.
The Town restricts open access to the historic cemetery for protection and preservation purposes.
Gates are kept locked to protect it from vandalism, theft and desecration.
Contact our arts and history staff at 303-499-3675, ext.167, or messaging us.
The Superior Historic Cemetery was established in 1873.
The very fragile headstones, some more that 150 years old, were crafted from softer stones like slate or sandstone, therefore it is not allowed. The abrasive process of rubbing can damage delicate, historic headstones causing them to deteriorate, flake or break.
Superior Cemetery, 2580 Central Park Way, Superior, CO, 80027, View Map
2580 Central Park Way , Superior, CO 80027
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