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 Broomfield Heights (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 Broomfield Heights. 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 Broomfield Heights ...
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 Broomfield Heights: Broomfield Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield 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 Broomfield County: Adams, Boulder, Jefferson & Weld.
Below are the counties that are near Broomfield Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broomfield Heights:
- Broomfield County (The home county of Broomfield Heights)
- Broomfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield Heights, with the one closest to Broomfield Heights listed first.
- Northglenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Federal Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holiday Hills Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sherrelwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Hidden Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Western Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Western Hills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield Heights, with the one closest to Broomfield Heights listed first.
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
- Altura
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Altura is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Old Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Englewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Havana Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Bow Mar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
- Cherry Hills Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hallcrafts Village East
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield Heights, with the one closest to Broomfield Heights listed first.
- Lafayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Superior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Valmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Gunbarrel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Eldorado Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Niwot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Boulder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield Heights, with the one closest to Broomfield Heights listed first.
- Idaho Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Downieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield Heights, with the one closest to Broomfield Heights listed first.
- West Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Sandown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Cherry Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Montbello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield Heights, with the one closest to Broomfield Heights listed first.
- Highlands Ranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Acres Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gateway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Carriage Club
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Heritage Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Cottonwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Meridian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Lone Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grand View Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield Heights, with the one closest to Broomfield Heights listed first.
- Cottonwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Rollinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Black Hawk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Apex ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- American City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield Heights, with the one closest to Broomfield Heights listed first.
- Wallace Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Oak Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Arvada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Wheat Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Applewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Edgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Applewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Golden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Pleasant View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- Larimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield Heights, with the one closest to Broomfield Heights listed first.
- Berthoud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Campion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Campion is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
- Big Elk Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield Heights, with the one closest to Broomfield Heights listed first.
- Dacono
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wattenberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Firestone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lupton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lochbuie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lochbuie is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Mead
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Platteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilcrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broomfield Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Broomfield Heights.
Cemeteries Near Broomfield Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broomfield Heights.
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 Broomfield Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broomfield Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broomfield Heights, with the one closest to Broomfield Heights listed first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Broomfield County Commons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Louisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Superior Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belleview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belleview Cemetery is located in Westminster.
- The Belleview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pillar of Fire Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143601 <2>
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olinger Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olinger Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Thornton.
- The Olinger Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #453365 <2>
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Memorial Gardens
- The Evergreen Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
- Evergreen Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57265 <2>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (76 more) ...
- Arvada Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ralston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Broomfield Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broomfield Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broomfield Heights, with the one closest to Broomfield Heights listed first.
- Broomfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cotton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Lafayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Semper
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Semper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semper
- Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Arvada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Saint Vrains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
- Valmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Niwot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boulder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broomfield Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broomfield Heights.
Newspapers Published in Broomfield Heights ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broomfield Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broomfield Heights, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Broomfield Heights.
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 helpful 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 Broomfield Heights:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Broomfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Clear Creek County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- Gilpin County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer County
- Weld 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Broomfield Heights) 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 Broomfield Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |