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 Bark Ranch (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 Bark Ranch. 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 Bark Ranch ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bark Ranch: Bark Rnch.
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 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.
Bark Ranch 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 Bark Ranch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bark Ranch:
- Boulder County (The home county of Bark Ranch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bark Ranch, with the one closest to Bark Ranch listed first.
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rowena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowena is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Ward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lazy Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Acres
- Salina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Wallstreet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallstreet is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallstreet
- Allenspark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tungsten is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Boulder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bark Ranch, with the one closest to Bark Ranch listed first.
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Eastlake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northglenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Hidden Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Sherrelwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Twin Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Western Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Western Hills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bark Ranch, with the one closest to Bark Ranch listed first.
- Broomfield Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bark Ranch, with the one closest to Bark Ranch listed first.
- Alice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Saint Mary's
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Downieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dumont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Idaho Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lawson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Empire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Pass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Berthoud Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bark Ranch, with the one closest to Bark Ranch listed first.
- Rollinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Apex ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- American City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Black Hawk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Central City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Cottonwood
(24 miles [38.6 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 Bark Ranch, with the one closest to Bark Ranch listed first.
- Grand Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fraser
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winter Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Granby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bark Ranch, with the one closest to Bark Ranch listed first.
- Coal Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Twin Spruce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- Wallace Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Oak Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Golden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Arvada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bergen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Park
- Applewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- West Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pleasant View
- East Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- Lakeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bark Ranch, with the one closest to Bark Ranch listed first.
- Big Elk Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Estes Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Drake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Berthoud
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Campion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Campion is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
- Loveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Masonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horsetooth Heights
(30 miles [48.3 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 Bark Ranch, with the one closest to Bark Ranch listed first.
- Highland Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Frederick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dacono
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Firestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bark Ranch, see our County-by-County Page for Bark Ranch.
Cemeteries Near Bark Ranch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bark Ranch.
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 Bark Ranch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bark Ranch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bark Ranch, with the one closest to Bark Ranch listed first.
- Jamestown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salina Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nederland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Columbia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weisner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Mtn. Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Boulder.
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Mtn. Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57314 <2>
- Ryssby Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Valmont Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Niwot Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (87 more) ...
- St. Francis of Assisi Anglican Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eldorado Springs Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Bark Ranch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bark Ranch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bark Ranch, with the one closest to Bark Ranch listed first.
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Salina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Crisman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crisman is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Sugarloaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Altona ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Altona is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Boulder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nederland
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bark Ranch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bark Ranch.
Newspapers Published in Bark Ranch ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bark Ranch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bark Ranch, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bark Ranch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Bark Ranch:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Boulder County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Broomfield County
- Clear Creek County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer 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 Bark Ranch, 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 from Point A (ie- Bark Ranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |