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 (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. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 is primarily located in Broomfield County and is the County Seat. A portion of Broomfield extends into Adams 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broomfield:
- Broomfield County (The home county of Broomfield)
- Broomfield Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Northglenn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eastlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Federal Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Western Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Western Hills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Westminster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Todd Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Hidden Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Glendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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
- 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
- Englewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hallcrafts Village East
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sableridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Settlers Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Bow Mar
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Lafayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Superior
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Gunbarrel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Valmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Pleasant View Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Niwot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boulder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Longmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crescent Village
(16 miles [25.7 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, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Idaho Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- 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>
- West Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Sandown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Montbello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Highlands Ranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Acres Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gateway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- 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
- Meridian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Carriage Club
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Lone Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- 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, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Cottonwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Rollinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Black Hawk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- American City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Wallace Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Arvada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Applewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Edgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Applewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- East Pleasant View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- Lakewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Golden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Larimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Berthoud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Campion
(27 miles [43.5 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, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Dacono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wattenberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Firestone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lupton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lochbuie
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Mead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Platteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milliken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gilcrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broomfield, see our County-by-County Page for Broomfield.
Cemeteries Near Broomfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broomfield.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broomfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Broomfield County Commons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Superior Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Belleview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (74 more) ...
- Valmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Clair Ross Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ralston Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Broomfield had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Broomfield had a population of 72,236 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Lafayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Semper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Semper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semper
- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Saint Vrains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
- Dick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Arvada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Niwot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boulder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Denver
(14 miles [22.5 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broomfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broomfield.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Broomfield ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broomfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Broomfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Broomfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Broomfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of Broomfield.
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 Broomfield:
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broomfield) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |