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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 Berthoud Falls (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 Berthoud Falls. 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.

Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek County: Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Park & Summit.

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

  • Clear Creek County     (The home county of Berthoud Falls)
  • Boulder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berthoud Falls, with the one closest to Berthoud Falls listed first.
    • Eldora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Caribou ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nederland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tungsten ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tungsten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
      • Tungsten is located in Boulder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tungsten
      • From Berthoud Falls to Tungsten
    • Pinecliffe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinecliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecliffe
      • Pinecliffe is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinecliffe <2>
    • Wondervu
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wondervu have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
      • Wondervu is located in Boulder County
    • Crescent Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
      • Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
    • Ward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Boulder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <2>
    • Magnolia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Boulder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Magnolia
      • From Berthoud Falls to Magnolia
    • Wallstreet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gold Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldorado Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Rowena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berthoud Falls, with the one closest to Berthoud Falls listed first.
    • Bighorn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bighorn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
      • Bighorn is located in Eagle County
    • Vail
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Gilpin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berthoud Falls, with the one closest to Berthoud Falls listed first.
    • Kingston ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Gilpin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kingston
      • From Berthoud Falls to Kingston
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
      • American City is located in Gilpin County
    • Nevadaville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Russell Gulch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Apex ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Central City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Gilpin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <2>
    • Black Hawk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
      • Black Hawk is located in Gilpin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Hawk <2>
    • Smith Hill ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rollinsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollinsville
      • Rollinsville is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollinsville <2>
    • Cottonwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Grand County
  • Jefferson County
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berthoud Falls, with the one closest to Berthoud Falls listed first.
    • Grant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Webster ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Park County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Webster
      • From Berthoud Falls to Webster
    • Weller
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Shawnee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Bailey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <2>
  • Summit County

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

Cemeteries Near Berthoud Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berthoud Falls.

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

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

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>

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Berthoud Falls ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berthoud Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berthoud Falls, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berthoud Falls.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Berthoud Falls:

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

The official website for Clear Creek County: www.co.clear-creek.co.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Berthoud Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berthoud Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7708, Longitude: -105.8105    
<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 Berthoud Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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