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 Brook Forest (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 Brook Forest. 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 Brook Forest ...
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 Brook Forest: Brook Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Brook Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brook Forest.
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.
Brook Forest is primarily located in Jefferson County. A portion of Brook Forest extends into Clear Creek 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 Jefferson County: Adams, Boulder, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Park & Teller.
Below are the counties that are near Brook Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brook Forest:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Brook Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brook Forest, with the one closest to Brook Forest listed first.
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aspen Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
- Conifer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kittredge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sky Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Bergen Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bergen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Park
- Indian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Indians Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Twin Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
- Morrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Genesee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Idledale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brook Forest, with the one closest to Brook Forest listed first.
- Berkley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Hidden Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Westminster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Sherrelwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Twin Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Western Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Western Hills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Federal Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Welby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Welby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
- Adams City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- Derby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brook Forest, with the one closest to Brook Forest listed first.
- Bow Mar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
- Columbine Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Columbine Valley is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,508 people
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Littleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Englewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hills Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Knolls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
- Southglenn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Southglenn is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southglenn
- Castlewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brook Forest, with the one closest to Brook Forest listed first.
- Crescent Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Wondervu
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
- Pinecliffe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eldorado Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eldora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eldora is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Former names for Eldora:
- El Dora
- Eldorado
- Eldora has also been known as:
- Happy Valley
- Nederland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tungsten is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Superior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Boulder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broomfield County
- Broomfield Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brook Forest, with the one closest to Brook Forest listed first.
- Brookvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Idaho Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silverdale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silver Plume
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Empire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brook Forest, with the one closest to Brook Forest listed first.
- West Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- Cherry Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Sandown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brook Forest, with the one closest to Brook Forest listed first.
- Roxborough Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roxborough Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Park
- Twin Cedars ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Cedars is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cedars
- Louviers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Highlands Ranch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sedalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Acres Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carriage Club
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Gateway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Castle Pines North
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
- Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
- Heritage Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Castle Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brook Forest, with the one closest to Brook Forest listed first.
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Black Hawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Central City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- American City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Rollinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grand County
- Winter Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brook Forest, with the one closest to Brook Forest listed first.
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shawnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weller is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
- Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webster ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brook Forest, with the one closest to Brook Forest listed first.
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Rexford ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rexford is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brook Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Brook Forest.
Cemeteries Near Brook Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brook Forest.
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 Brook Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brook Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brook Forest, with the one closest to Brook Forest listed first.
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conifer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Ranch Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Gulch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wamblee Valley Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ault Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Horn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (65 more) ...
- Pine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Isle Point Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Brook Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brook Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brook Forest, with the one closest to Brook Forest listed first.
- Brookvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crossons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crossons is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
- Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Idaho Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Buffalo Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dome Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
- Golden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Black Hawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Platte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Platte is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Platte
- Archer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brook Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brook Forest.
Newspapers Published in Brook Forest ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brook Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brook Forest, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brook Forest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Brook Forest:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Clear Creek County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Park 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brook Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Brook Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |