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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 Beck Sand Draw Crossing (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 Beck Sand Draw Crossing. 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 Beck Sand Draw Crossing ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Beck Sand Draw Crossing: Beck Sand Draw Xing.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Beck Sand Draw Crossing is located in Elbert 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 Elbert County: Arapahoe, Douglas, El Paso, Lincoln & Washington.

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

  • Elbert County     (The home county of Beck Sand Draw Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beck Sand Draw Crossing, with the one closest to Beck Sand Draw Crossing listed first.
    • Simla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Matheson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matheson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
      • Matheson is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matheson <1>
    • Fondis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fondis
      • Fondis is located in Elbert County
    • Elbert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Agate
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Kiowa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Elbert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beck Sand Draw Crossing, with the one closest to Beck Sand Draw Crossing listed first.
    • Alta Vista
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
      • Alta Vista is located in El Paso County
    • Ramah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Calhan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Yoder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
      • Yoder is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <1>
    • Truckton ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckton
      • Truckton is located in El Paso County
      • Former names for Truckton:
      • Dunkin City
      • Truck Town
    • Ellicott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
      • Ellicott is located in El Paso County
    • Peyton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
      • Peyton is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peyton <1>
    • Eastonville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
      • Eastonville is located in El Paso County
    • Falcon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • Limon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limon
      • Limon is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limon <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Beck Sand Draw Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beck Sand Draw Crossing.

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 Beck Sand Draw Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beck Sand Draw Crossing, with the one closest to Beck Sand Draw Crossing listed first.

  • Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellen S. Liptrap Gravesite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Liptrap Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liptrap Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liptrap Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ramah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Simla Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kanza Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanza Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanza Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Myers Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sproch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sproch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sproch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lenard Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Calhan Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sakala Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sakala Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sakala Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • National Slovak Society Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Beck Sand Draw Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beck Sand Draw Crossing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Beck Sand Draw Crossing, with the one closest to Beck Sand Draw Crossing listed first.

  • Ramah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Peyton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
    • Peyton is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peyton <1>
  • Cedar Point
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point is located in Elbert County
  • Eastonville ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
    • Eastonville is located in El Paso County
  • Elbert
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Beck Sand Draw Crossing ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beck Sand Draw Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beck Sand Draw Crossing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beck Sand Draw Crossing.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Beck Sand Draw Crossing:

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

The official website for Elbert County: www.elbertcounty-co.gov/

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

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 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.
<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- Beck Sand Draw Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beck Sand Draw Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0269, Longitude: -104.0533       In this case, the coordinates for Beck Sand Draw Crossing 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 Beck Sand Draw Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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