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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 Buda (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 Buda. 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 northwest 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 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.

Buda is located in Weld 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 Weld County: Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Kimball (NE) & Laramie (WY).

Below are the counties that are near Buda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buda:

  • Weld County     (The home county of Buda)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buda, with the one closest to Buda listed first.
    • Johnstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mead
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Highland Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • Milliken
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gilcrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Windsor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Windsor is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
      • Former names for Windsor:
      • New Liberty
      • New Windsor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
    • Platteville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Firestone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • La Salle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Greeley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buda, with the one closest to Buda listed first.
    • Darlow ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Darlow is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
    • Little Texas ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Little Texas is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
    • Todd Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Todd Creek is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
    • Brighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Eastlake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Henderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Northglenn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Thornton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Boulder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buda, with the one closest to Buda listed first.
    • Longmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hygiene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant View Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
    • Noland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
    • Lyons
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyons is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
    • Niwot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Canfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Canfield is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Erie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Erie is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
    • Gunbarrel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
    • Valmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Valmont is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
    • Lafayette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lazy Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Acres
  • Broomfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buda, with the one closest to Buda listed first.
    • Broomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Broomfield Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
  • Larimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buda, with the one closest to Buda listed first.
    • Berthoud
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Campion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Campion is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
    • Loveland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerns
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kerns is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
    • Timnath
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
    • Masonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Collins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Drake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Laporte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellvue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buda, see our County-by-County Page for Buda.

Cemeteries Near Buda ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buda.

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 Buda - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buda, with the one closest to Buda listed first.

  • Johnstown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
    • Former names for Johnstown Cemetery:
    • Dilley Chapel Cemetery
    • Elwell Cemetery
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Highlandlake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Loveland Burial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Burial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Loveland Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Loveland.
    • The Loveland Burial Park has also been known as:
    • Loveland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1940986 <2>
  • Foothills Gardens of Memory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • All Saints Episcopal Church Columbarium
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Modena Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Resthaven Memory Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Langston Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Burbridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
    • Former name for Mizpah Cemetery:
    • Sandhill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Windsor.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #277751 <2>
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hygiene Cemetery North
      (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.<3>

While we didn't find Buda in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buda.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Buda, with the one closest to Buda listed first.

  • Berthoud
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Highland Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
  • Hillsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Loveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Platteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Windsor is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
    • Former names for Windsor:
    • New Liberty
    • New Windsor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
  • Longmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Evans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Timnath
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hygiene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • La Salle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Greeley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Noland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
    • Lyons
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyons is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buda.

Newspapers Published in Buda ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buda.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buda, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buda.

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 Buda:

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 Buda, 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- Buda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.