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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 Canon City (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 Canon City. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Canon City is located in Fremont County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fremont County: Chaffee, Custer, El Paso, Park, Pueblo, Saguache & Teller.

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

  • Fremont County     (The home county of Canon City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canon City, with the one closest to Canon City listed first.
    • Prospect Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
      • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
    • Lincoln Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
    • Brookside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Williamsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Buckskin Joe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
    • Rockvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
      • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
    • Penrose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hillside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Hillside is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillside <2>
    • Cotopaxi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canon City, with the one closest to Canon City listed first.
    • Wetmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
      • Wetmore is located in Custer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <2>
    • Querida ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
      • Querida is located in Custer County
      • Querida has also been known as:
      • Bassick
      • Querida Junction
    • Rosita
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
      • Rosita is located in Custer County
    • Silver Cliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
      • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <2>
    • Ula ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
      • Ula is located in Custer County
    • Westcliffe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Park County
    • Guffey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guffey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
      • Guffey is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guffey <2>
  • Pueblo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canon City, with the one closest to Canon City listed first.
    • Siloam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
    • Stone City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Pueblo County
    • Pueblo West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo West
      • Pueblo West is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo West <2>
    • Beulah Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
      • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
    • Beulah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <2>
  • Teller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canon City, with the one closest to Canon City listed first.
    • Victor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Goldfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
      • Goldfield is located in Teller County
    • Cripple Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Independence ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Teller County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Canon City ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canon City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Canon City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Canon City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Canon City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Canon City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Canon City:

Cemeteries Near Canon City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canon City.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Abbey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbey Cemetery
  • Fremont Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fremont Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fremont Memory Gardens Cemetery
  • Mountain Vale Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Vale Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Vale Memory Gardens
  • Union Highland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Highland Cemetery
  • San Juan Bautisa Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Juan Bautisa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Juan Bautisa Cemetery
  • Penrose Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penrose Cemetery
  • Upper Beaver Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Beaver Cemetery
  • Victor Sunnyside Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Victor Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sunnsyside Cemetery
    • Victor City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victor Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Swallows Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Spring Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Canon City had a population of 2,825 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Canon City had a population of 16,536 people.

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

  • Brookside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Brookside is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Chandler ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Chandler is located in Fremont County
  • Williamsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Rockvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
    • Parkdale is located in Fremont County
  • Wetmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in Custer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <2>
  • Echo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Fremont County
  • Greenwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Custer County
  • Siloam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
  • Texas Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Creek
    • Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Swallows
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swallows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallows
      • Swallows is located in Pueblo County
    • Silver Cliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
      • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <2>
    • Rosita
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
      • Rosita is located in Custer County

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

The official website for Canon City: www.canoncity.org/

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canon City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canon City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4503, Longitude: -105.2321    
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Canon City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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