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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 (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. 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 Berthoud ...

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.

The community of Berthoud was originally named Little Thompson

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.

A Few Details for Berthoud ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • The naming (or the toponymy) of Berthoud: pcodwn:Named after Captain Edward L. Berthoud, a surveyor and explorer for the Colorado Central Railroad
  • It was incorporated on August 28, 1888.

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Berthoud is primarily located in Larimer County. A portion of Berthoud extends into Weld 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 Larimer County: Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Weld, Albany (WY) & Laramie (WY).

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

  • Larimer County     (The home county of Berthoud)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berthoud, with the one closest to Berthoud listed first.
    • Campion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Loveland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <2>
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Masonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Masonville is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masonville <2>
    • Kerns
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
      • Kerns is located in Larimer County
    • Timnath
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Drake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drake <2>
    • Fort Collins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stout
      • From Berthoud to Stout
    • Big Elk Meadows
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Elk Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
      • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
    • Glen Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Haven <2>
    • Bellvue
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Laporte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berthoud, with the one closest to Berthoud listed first.
    • Darlow ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darlow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
      • Darlow is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Darlow
      • From Berthoud to Darlow
    • Little Texas ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Todd Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
      • Todd Creek is located in Adams County
    • Brighton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastlake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
      • Eastlake is located in Adams County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastlake <2>
    • Thornton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Thornton is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <2>
    • Henderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Adams County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
    • Northglenn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northglenn
      • Northglenn is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northglenn <2>
    • Federal Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Heights
      • Federal Heights is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Heights <2>
    • Holiday Hills Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills Village
      • Holiday Hills Village is located in Adams County
  • Boulder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berthoud, with the one closest to Berthoud listed first.
    • Longmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hygiene
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hygiene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene
      • Hygiene is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hygiene <2>
    • Noland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Noland
      • From Berthoud to Noland
    • Lyons
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant View Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
      • Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
    • Niwot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Canfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gunbarrel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunbarrel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
      • Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
    • Erie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Boulder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
    • Valmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jamestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lazy Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Lafayette is located in Boulder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <2>
  • Broomfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berthoud, with the one closest to Berthoud listed first.
    • Broomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
      • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <2>
    • Broomfield Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
      • Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
  • Jefferson County
    • Wallace Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
      • Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Weld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berthoud, with the one closest to Berthoud listed first.
    • Highland Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Mead is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,003 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <2>
    • Johnstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Milliken
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milliken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milliken
      • Milliken is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milliken <2>
    • Firestone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone
      • Firestone is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firestone <2>
    • Windsor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Frederick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
      • Frederick is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <2>
    • Platteville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
      • Platteville is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platteville <2>
    • Gilcrest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dacono
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <2>
    • Greeley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Severance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
      • Severance is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Severance <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Berthoud ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berthoud.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berthoud, with the one closest to Berthoud 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Berthoud had a population of 228 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Berthoud had a population of 10,806 people.

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

  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Boulder County
  • Highland Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Loveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
    • Loveland is located in Larimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <2>
  • Noland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
    • Noland is located in Boulder County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Noland
    • From Berthoud to Noland
  • Hygiene
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hygiene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene
    • Hygiene is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hygiene <2>
  • Longmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lyons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
  • Niwot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Windsor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Platteville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
    • Platteville is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platteville <2>
  • Altona ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
    • Altona is located in Boulder County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Berthoud ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berthoud.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Berthoud. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Berthoud and those printed in the larger area surrounding Berthoud.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<6> of Berthoud.

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 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:

The official website for Berthoud: www.ci.berthoud.org/

The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.co.us/

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>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.
<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 Berthoud, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Berthoud) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berthoud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3089, Longitude: -105.0818    









 

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