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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 Castle Oaks (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 Castle Oaks. 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 hospitals and 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.

Castle Oaks is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Arapahoe, El Paso, Elbert, Jefferson, Park & Teller.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Castle Oaks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Oaks, with the one closest to Castle Oaks listed first.
    • Founders Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Founders Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
    • Castle Rock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Franktown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Pinery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pinery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pinery
    • Castle Pines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Creek Highlands
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Castle Pines North
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
      • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
    • Sedalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Parker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pine Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
    • Stonegate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Stonegate is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Carriage Club
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Oaks, with the one closest to Castle Oaks listed first.
    • Friendly Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Friendly Village is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
    • Hillcrest Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hillcrest Village is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Village
    • Watkins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Adams City is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
    • Berkley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Berkley is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
    • North Washington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • North Washington is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
  • Arapahoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Oaks, with the one closest to Castle Oaks listed first.
    • Centennial
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Foxfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Algonquin Acres
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
    • Castlewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
    • Cherry Knolls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
    • Southglenn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Southglenn is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southglenn
    • Greenwood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Columbine Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbine Valley is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,508 people
    • Littleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Hills Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Englewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bow Mar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
  • Denver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Oaks, with the one closest to Castle Oaks listed first.
    • Cherry Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Denver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Sandown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sandown is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
    • West Denver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Denver is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
    • Montbello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Oaks, with the one closest to Castle Oaks listed first.
    • Palmer Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Monument
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodmoor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
    • Gleneagle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
    • Black Forest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Eastonville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastonville is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
    • Peyton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Oaks, with the one closest to Castle Oaks listed first.
    • Ponderosa Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
    • Elizabeth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Elbert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiowa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fondis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fondis is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fondis
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Oaks, with the one closest to Castle Oaks listed first.
    • Archer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Archer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Columbine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
    • Ken Caryl
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dome Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
    • Foxton ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Foxton is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxton
    • Buffalo Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sky Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
    • Twin Forks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
    • Lakewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Aspen Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
    • Conifer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Teller County
    • Woodland Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Castle Oaks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castle Oaks.

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 Castle Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Castle Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Castle Oaks.

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

  • Castle Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Franktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hilltop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltop is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Sedalia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Parker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Elizabeth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Larkspur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Greenland is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Acequia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Acequia is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
  • Archer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Archer is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Elbert
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sullivan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Palmer Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kiowa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Castle Oaks ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Oaks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castle Oaks, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castle Oaks.

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 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 Castle Oaks:

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 Castle Oaks, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Castle Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.