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 Biglow (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 Biglow. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Biglow is located in Pitkin 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 Pitkin County: Chaffee, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Lake & Mesa.
Below are the counties that are near Biglow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Biglow:
- Pitkin County (The home county of Biglow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Biglow, with the one closest to Biglow listed first.
- Norrie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Meredith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Woody Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aspen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence has also been known as:
- Chipeta
- Farwell
- Hunter's Pass
- Mammoth City
- Mount Hope
- Sparkill
- Snowmass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Snowmass Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ruby is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Chaffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biglow, with the one closest to Biglow listed first.
- Banker Mine ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
- Winfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Vicksburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg has also been known as:
- Vicksburg Mining Camp
- Granite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Eagle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biglow, with the one closest to Biglow listed first.
- Troutville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Troutville is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Ruedi ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruedi is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Pando ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Beaver Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Red Cliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Basalt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Basalt is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
- Former names for Basalt:
- Aspen Junction
- Fryingpan Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <1>
- Minturn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield County
- Carbondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gunnison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biglow, with the one closest to Biglow listed first.
- Pieplant ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
- Pieplant has also been known as:
- Pie Plant
- Pieplant Mill
- Crystal ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biglow, with the one closest to Biglow listed first.
- Malta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Leadville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Twin Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Climax ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Low Pass ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Low Pass is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biglow, with the one closest to Biglow listed first.
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
- Copper Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Biglow, see our County-by-County Page for Biglow.
Cemeteries Near Biglow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Biglow.
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 Biglow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Biglow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Biglow, with the one closest to Biglow listed first.
- Red Butte Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ute Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aspen Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Park Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wheatley Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leadville City Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <2>
- Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <2>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <2>
- River View Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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 Biglow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Biglow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Biglow, with the one closest to Biglow listed first.
- Norrie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Nast
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nast is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nast
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Ruedi ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruedi is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Woody Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aspen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Pando ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Red Cliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belden is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Basalt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Basalt is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
- Former names for Basalt:
- Aspen Junction
- Fryingpan Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Biglow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Biglow.
Newspapers Published in Biglow ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Biglow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Biglow, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Biglow.
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 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 Biglow:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Pitkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chaffee County
- Eagle County
- Garfield County
- Gunnison County
- Lake County
- Summit 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 Biglow, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Biglow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |