The Belgin family, Soloman & Mary Ann, came to Arvada from England about 1870 and homesteaded 160 acres in Colorado Territory. Mary Ann's brother John Clark had come previously. They came with 7 children and had 5 more. The first burial was 2-year-old son Frank who drowned in the drainage ditch in 1871. Labeled foot stones show the location of burial places for each individual. Some information was gleaned from Evergreen (Hiwan) Historical Soc., Evergreen, "Rocky Mountain News", Memories, No
The cemetery is located at 7485 Simms Street, Arvada, CO Go to red gate on west side of Simms St between 76th Ave and 75th Ave (Gate has a firm “no trespassing” type of sign). Access point has a short angled concrete pad leading to the red gate that sits just south of the ditch (Croke Canal) right there at Simms St. (north ditch is Farmers Highline ditch). Cemetery lies about 150 yards west of Simms Street in the trees and just south of the path. GPS: N39 50.090, W105 07.790 S32, T2S, R69W NE quarter
