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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Allenspark (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 Allenspark. 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.

Name Variations for Allenspark ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Allens Park.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Allenspark is located in Boulder County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boulder County: Adams, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Larimer & Weld.

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

  • Boulder County     (The home county of Allenspark)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenspark, with the one closest to Allenspark listed first.
    • Ward
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Ward is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <1>
    • Jamestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Rowena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rowena is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
    • Lazy Acres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Acres
    • Salina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Salina is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
    • Sunshine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunshine is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Wallstreet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallstreet is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallstreet
    • Lyons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lyons is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
    • Noland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
    • Caribou ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Caribou is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
      • Caribou has also been known as:
      • Caribou City
    • Tungsten ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Tungsten is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
  • Broomfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenspark, with the one closest to Allenspark listed first.
    • Broomfield Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
    • Broomfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clear Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenspark, with the one closest to Allenspark listed first.
    • Alice
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Alice is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Saint Mary's
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
    • Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Downieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Dumont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lawson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Berthoud Pass
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
  • Gilpin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenspark, with the one closest to Allenspark listed first.
    • Rollinsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • American City is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
    • Apex ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Apex is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Kingston ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kingston is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Black Hawk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Central City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Nevadaville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
      • Nevadaville has also been known as:
      • Bald Mountain
      • Nevada City
    • Russell Gulch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
    • Smith Hill ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
    • Cottonwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Grand County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenspark, with the one closest to Allenspark listed first.
    • Grand Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Tabernash
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fraser
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Granby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lulu City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lulu City is located in Grand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
    • Dutchtown ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dutchtown is located in Grand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
    • Winter Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County
    • Teller City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Teller City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teller City
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenspark, with the one closest to Allenspark listed first.
    • Coal Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Twin Spruce
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
  • Larimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenspark, with the one closest to Allenspark listed first.
    • Big Elk Meadows
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
    • Estes Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Glen Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Drake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Berthoud
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Campion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Campion is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
    • Masonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Loveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
  • Weld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenspark, with the one closest to Allenspark listed first.
    • Highland Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • Mead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Frederick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Allenspark ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allenspark.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Allenspark - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Jamestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Springdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Springdale is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Sunset ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunset is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Salina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Salina is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
  • Sunshine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunshine is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Sugarloaf
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
  • Crisman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Crisman is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
  • Altona ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Altona is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Lyons
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lyons is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
  • Estes Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Noland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Noland is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Caribou ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Caribou is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
      • Caribou has also been known as:
      • Caribou City
    • Nederland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Nederland is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former names for Nederland:
      • Browns Crossing
      • Dayton
      • Middle Boulder
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <1>
    • Magnolia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Allenspark ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allenspark.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Allenspark. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Allenspark and those printed in the larger area surrounding Allenspark.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Allenspark.

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 Allenspark:

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 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.
<3>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 Allenspark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allenspark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.