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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 Pines (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 Pines. 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 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.

Castle Pines 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 Pines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Castle Pines:

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Castle Pines)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Pines, with the one closest to Castle Pines listed first.
    • Castle Pines North
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Carriage Club
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
    • Heritage Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Lone Tree
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Acres Green
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gateway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Gateway is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
    • Meridian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Meridian is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Cherry Creek Highlands
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Louviers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Founders Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Founders Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Pines, with the one closest to Castle Pines listed first.
    • Friendly Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Friendly Village is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
    • Hillcrest Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Hillcrest Village is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Village
    • Berkley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Berkley is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
    • North Washington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • North Washington is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
    • Adams City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Adams City is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
    • Hidden Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
    • Twin Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Watkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Derby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Derby is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Dupont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Sherrelwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
    • Welby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Welby is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
  • Arapahoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Pines, with the one closest to Castle Pines listed first.
    • Castlewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
    • Centennial
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Knolls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
    • Southglenn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Southglenn is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southglenn
    • Algonquin Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
    • Greenwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Foxfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Columbine Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Hills Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Englewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bow Mar
      (14 miles [22.5 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
  • Clear Creek County
    • Brookvale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
  • Denver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Pines, with the one closest to Castle Pines listed first.
    • Cherry Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Denver
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • West Denver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • West Denver is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
    • Sandown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sandown is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
    • Montbello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Pines, with the one closest to Castle Pines listed first.
    • Palmer Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Woodmoor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
    • Monument
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Gleneagle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Pines, with the one closest to Castle Pines listed first.
    • Ponderosa Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
    • Elizabeth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Kiowa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Elbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Pines, with the one closest to Castle Pines listed first.
    • Archer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Archer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Columbine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
    • Ken Caryl
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dome Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
    • Foxton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Foxton is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxton
    • Twin Forks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
    • Sky Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
    • Green Mountain Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Aspen Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
  • Park County

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

Cemeteries Near Castle Pines ...

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

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Castle Pines, with the one closest to Castle Pines 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 Pines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Castle Pines.

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

  • Sedalia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Castle Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Franktown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Acequia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Acequia is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
  • Archer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Archer is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Hilltop
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hilltop is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Littleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sullivan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • South Platte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • South Platte is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Platte
  • Larkspur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fort Logan ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dome Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
    • Elizabeth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Greenland is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland

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

Newspapers Published in Castle Pines ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Pines.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castle Pines, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castle Pines.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Pines:

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 Pines, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Castle Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.