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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 Austin (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 Austin. 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 northeast 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 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.

Austin is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Gunnison, Mesa & Montrose.

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

  • Delta County     (The home county of Austin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
    • Orchard City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
      • Orchard City is located in Delta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,242 people
    • Cory
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
      • Cory is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cory <2>
    • Eckert
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North Delta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Delta
      • North Delta is located in Delta County
    • Delta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedaredge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lazear
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazear
      • Lazear is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazear <2>
    • Roubideau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roubideau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
      • Roubideau is located in Delta County
    • Hotchkiss
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Grand Mesa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mesa
      • Grand Mesa is located in Delta County
    • Crawford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Dominguez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominguez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
      • Dominguez is located in Delta County
    • Keyhole
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyhole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyhole
      • Keyhole is located in Delta County
  • Gunnison County
    • Somerset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
  • Mesa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
    • Mesa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Molina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Whitewater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
      • Whitewater is located in Mesa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewater <2>
  • Montrose County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
    • Olathe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olathe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
      • Olathe is located in Montrose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <2>
    • Maher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Montrose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,902 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <2>
    • Vernal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
      • Vernal is located in Montrose County
    • Uncompahgre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
      • Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County

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

Newspapers Published in Austin ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Austin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Austin, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Austin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Austin:

Cemeteries Near Austin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Austin.

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

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

  • Crim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Read Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Read Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Read Cemetery
  • Cory Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cory Cemetery
  • Eckert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eckert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eckert Cemetery
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
  • Mesa View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mesa View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesa View Cemetery
  • Delta Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedaredge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ash Mesa Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Mesa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Mesa Cemetery
  • Pea Green Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pea Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pea Green Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
  • Olathe Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olathe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olathe Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Olson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 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.<5>

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

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

  • Delta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chipeta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipeta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipeta
    • Chipeta is located in Delta County
  • Roubideau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roubideau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
    • Roubideau is located in Delta County
  • Hotchkiss
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Escalante
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escalante have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
    • Escalante is located in Delta County
  • Crawford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Dominguez
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominguez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
    • Dominguez is located in Delta County
  • Paonia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paonia
    • Paonia is located in Delta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paonia <2>
  • Fairview
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Montrose County
  • Maher
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Montrose
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Montrose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <2>
  • Cedar Creek
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County
  • Uncompahgre
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
    • Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County
  • Mesa
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

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

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/

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>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 from Point A (ie- Austin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Austin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7811, Longitude: -107.9509       In this case, the coordinates for Austin 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 Austin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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