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 Cascade (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 Cascade. 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 doctors 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.
Cascade is located in La Plata 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 La Plata County: Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, Montezuma, San Juan & San Juan (NM).
Below are the counties that are near Cascade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cascade:
- La Plata County (The home county of Cascade)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Hermosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hermosa is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Vallecito
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Durango
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carbon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carbon Junction is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Junction
- Florida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Hesperus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gem Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gem Village is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Village
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lewis is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Dolores County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
- Rico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunton is located in Dolores County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunton
- Hinsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
- Old Carson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carson
- Carson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Ouray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Ouray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- San Juan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
- Graysill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graysill is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
- Silverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- San Miguel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ames ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Alta ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Pandora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Ilium
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Mountain Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Telluride
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
- Vance Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Vanadium ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cascade, see our County-by-County Page for Cascade.
Cemeteries Near Cascade ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cascade.
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 Cascade - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cascade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
- Hermosa Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rico Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shreck Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Animas Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Durango.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1013065 <2>
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crestview Memorial Garden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bayfield Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hesperus Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Park Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Cascade in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cascade.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Hermosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hermosa is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Trimble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Silverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Ames ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Pandora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Durango
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ilium
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cascade. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cascade.
Newspapers Published in Cascade ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cascade.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cascade, 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 Cascade.
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 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 Cascade:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to La Plata County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dolores County
- Hinsdale County
- Ouray County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel 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 Cascade, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cascade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |