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 Brumley (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 Brumley. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Brumley is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Chaffee, Eagle, Park, Pitkin & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Brumley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brumley:
- Lake County (The home county of Brumley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Low Pass ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Low Pass is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
- Leadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Climax ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Chaffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
- Banker Mine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
- Winfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Vicksburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Pine Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Americus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Johnson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Troutville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Troutville is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Ruedi ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruedi is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Pando ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Red Cliff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gunnison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
- Pieplant ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Abbeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Former name for Abbeyville:
- Hillerton
- Tincup
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tincup is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Mount Crested Butte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crested Butte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Gothic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gothic is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
- Crested Butte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crystal is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
- Horseshoe ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Park City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Alma Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alma Junction is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
- Fairplay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pitkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
- Independence ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Aspen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Biglow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Biglow is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Meredith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woody Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snowmass Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Snowmass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brumley, see our County-by-County Page for Brumley.
Cemeteries Near Brumley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brumley.
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 Brumley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brumley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
- Windfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aspen Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ute Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leadville City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Red Butte Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Park Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Boothill Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tincup Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crested Butte Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Brumley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brumley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Nast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nast is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nast
- Malta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Granite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Aspen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Leadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Pine Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Birdseye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birdseye is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brumley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brumley.
Newspapers Published in Brumley ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brumley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brumley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brumley.
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 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 Brumley:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chaffee County
- Eagle County
- Gunnison County
- Park County
- Pitkin 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 Brumley, 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- Brumley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |