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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 Alma (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 Alma. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Alma is located in Park 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 Park County: Chaffee, Clear Creek, Douglas, Fremont, Jefferson, Lake, Summit & Teller.

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

  • Park County     (The home county of Alma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
    • Alma Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
      • Alma Junction is located in Park County
    • Park City ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Park County
    • Horseshoe ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
      • Horseshoe is located in Park County
    • Fairplay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Como
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartsel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <2>
    • Pike - San Isabel Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike - San Isabel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike - San Isabel Village
      • Pike - San Isabel Village is located in Park County
    • Weller
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
      • Weller is located in Park County
    • Shawnee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Shawnee is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <2>
  • Chaffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Granite
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
      • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
    • Pine Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
      • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
      • Vicksburg has also been known as:
      • Vicksburg Mining Camp
    • Banker Mine ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
      • Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
    • Winfield ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Chaffee County
  • Eagle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Camp Hale ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
      • Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
    • Pando ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
      • Pando is located in Eagle County
    • Red Cliff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilman ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in Eagle County
    • Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
      • Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
    • Astor City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
      • Astor City is located in Eagle County
    • Bighorn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bighorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
      • Bighorn is located in Eagle County
    • Minturn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Minturn is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <2>
    • Vail
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Vail is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <2>
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Climax ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Lake County
    • Oro City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
      • Oro City is located in Lake County
    • Leadville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Low Pass ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Low Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
      • Low Pass is located in Lake County
    • Twin Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
    • Dyersville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
      • Dyersville is located in Summit County
    • Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
      • Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
    • Blue River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Blue River is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
    • Breckenridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
      • Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
      • Wild Irishman has also been known as:
      • Preston Mill
      • Preston
    • Copper Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Swandyke ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swandyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
      • Swandyke is located in Summit County
    • Rexford ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
      • Rexford is located in Summit County
    • Frisco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <2>
    • Keystone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint Johns ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Summit County
    • Dillon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Alma ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alma.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Alma. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Alma and those printed in the larger area surrounding Alma.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Alma.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Alma:

Cemeteries Near Alma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alma.

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 Alma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Park City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park City Cemetery
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudley Cemetery
  • Buckskin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckskin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckskin Cemetery
  • Old Fairplay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fairplay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fairplay Cemetery
  • Fairplay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairplay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairplay Cemetery
  • Como Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Como Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Como Cemetery
  • Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <5>
  • Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Joseph Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <5>
  • Leadville City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville City Cemetery is located in Leadville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360743 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Valley Brook Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Brook Cemetery
    • Buffalo Springs Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Springs Cemetery
    • Granite Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alma had a population of 367 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Alma had a population of 329 people.

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

  • Fairplay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Como
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Climax ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Lake County
  • Birdseye
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdseye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
    • Birdseye is located in Lake County
  • Oro City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
    • Oro City is located in Lake County
  • Kokomo ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Kokomo is located in Summit County
  • Leadville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Breckenridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Malta ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Lake County
  • Garo ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garo
    • Garo is located in Park County
  • Jefferson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Eagle County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Pando ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
      • Pando is located in Eagle County
    • Granite
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Frisco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <2>

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

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkco.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2839, Longitude: -106.0626    
<5>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.
<6>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 Alma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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