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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Aroya (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Aroya. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Aroya is located in Cheyenne County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cheyenne County: Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Greeley (KS) & Wallace (KS).

Below are the counties that are near Aroya. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aroya:

  • Cheyenne County     (The home county of Aroya)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aroya, with the one closest to Aroya listed first.
    • Wild Horse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kit Carson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kiowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aroya, with the one closest to Aroya listed first.
    • Galatea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
      • Galatea is located in Kiowa County
    • Haswell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haswell
      • Haswell is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haswell <1>
  • Kit Carson County
    • Flagler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aroya, with the one closest to Aroya listed first.
    • Boyero
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Karval
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hugo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
    • Arriba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aroya, see our County-by-County Page for Aroya.

Newspapers Published in Aroya ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aroya.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aroya, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aroya.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Aroya:

Cemeteries Near Aroya ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aroya.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aroya covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aroya, with the one closest to Aroya listed first.

  • Aroya Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aroya Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aroya Cemetery
  • McIntire Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Boyero Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyero Cemetery
  • Clifford Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifford Cemetery
  • Kit Carson Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kit Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kit Carson Cemetery
  • Bucklen Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bucklen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bucklen Cemetery
  • Galatea Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galatea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galatea Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Samuel Messersmith Grave
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samuel Messersmith Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samuel Messersmith Grave
  • Hugo Old Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hugo Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hugo Old Cemetery
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudley Cemetery
  • Doctor A H Coulson Grave
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doctor A H Coulson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doctor A H Coulson Grave
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Haswell Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haswell Cemetery
    • Hugo Evergreen Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hugo Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hugo Evergreen Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Aroya in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aroya.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Aroya, with the one closest to Aroya listed first.

  • Wild Horse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Boyero
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sorrento
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
    • Sorrento is located in Cheyenne County
  • Kit Carson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Galatea
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
    • Galatea is located in Kiowa County
  • Hugo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Hugo is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
  • Haswell
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haswell
    • Haswell is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haswell <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aroya. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aroya.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aroya. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aroya) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aroya. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8542, Longitude: -103.1255       In this case, the coordinates for Aroya have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aroya, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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