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 Aurora Highlands (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 Aurora Highlands. 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 hospitals and 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.
Aurora Highlands is located in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County: Adams, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, Lincoln & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Aurora Highlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aurora Highlands:
- Arapahoe County (The home county of Aurora Highlands)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Highlands, with the one closest to Aurora Highlands listed first.
- Somerset Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Somerset Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Village
- Settlers Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Sableridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Altura
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Altura is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hallcrafts Village East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Havana Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Old Towne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Colfax Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
- Algonquin Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
- Foxfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Greenwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Highlands, with the one closest to Aurora Highlands listed first.
- Friendly Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Hillcrest Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Village
- Watkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adams City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- Derby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Dupont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Welby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
- Berkley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Hidden Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Sherrelwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Twin Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Highlands, with the one closest to Aurora Highlands listed first.
- Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Superior
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Highlands, with the one closest to Aurora Highlands listed first.
- Broomfield Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Highlands, with the one closest to Aurora Highlands listed first.
- Montbello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Cherry Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- West Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Highlands, with the one closest to Aurora Highlands listed first.
- Cottonwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Grand View Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Meridian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Stonegate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Acres Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gateway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Heritage Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Carriage Club
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Lone Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek Highlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highlands Ranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Highlands, with the one closest to Aurora Highlands listed first.
- Ponderosa Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kiowa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Highlands, with the one closest to Aurora Highlands listed first.
- Edgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Columbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
- Lakewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wheat Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arvada
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mountain Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Archer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Ken Caryl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Applewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- East Pleasant View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Highlands, with the one closest to Aurora Highlands listed first.
- Lochbuie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lochbuie is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
- Wattenberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Fort Lupton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dacono
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frederick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aurora Highlands, see our County-by-County Page for Aurora Highlands.
Cemeteries Near Aurora Highlands ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aurora Highlands.
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 Aurora Highlands - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aurora Highlands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aurora Highlands, with the one closest to Aurora Highlands listed first.
- St. Simeon Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Thornton.
- The Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57246 <2>
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Melvin Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel Cemetery at Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
- J.S. Parker Cemetery
- James Sample Parker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722189 <2>
- Continue List (53 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newlin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Running Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Aurora Highlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aurora Highlands.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aurora Highlands, with the one closest to Aurora Highlands listed first.
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- Littleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Acequia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acequia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
- Hilltop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Semper
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Semper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semper
- Arvada
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Archer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sedalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Franktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aurora Highlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aurora Highlands.
Newspapers Published in Aurora Highlands ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aurora Highlands.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aurora Highlands, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aurora Highlands.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Aurora Highlands:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Arapahoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- Elbert County
- Jefferson County
- Weld County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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 Aurora Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aurora Highlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |