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 Countryside (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 Countryside. 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.
Countryside is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Adams, Boulder, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Park & Teller.
Below are the counties that are near Countryside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Countryside:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Countryside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Wallace Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Oak Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Arvada
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Applewood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Wheat Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Applewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Edgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pleasant View
- Golden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Federal Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hidden Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Northglenn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Sherrelwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Western Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Western Hills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Eastlake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Welby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Welby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
- North Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Colfax Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
- Englewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Mar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hills Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Havana Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Old Towne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Littleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Altura
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Altura is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Hallcrafts Village East
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Superior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eldorado Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Valmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Gunbarrel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Boulder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Wondervu
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
- Niwot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Broomfield Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Brookvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Idaho Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Downieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Lawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Saint Mary's
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Sandown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Cherry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Montbello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Highlands Ranch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Acres Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gateway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Heritage Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Meridian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Carriage Club
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Cottonwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Lone Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Louviers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roxborough Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roxborough Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Park
- Grand View Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Stonegate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Castle Pines North
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
- Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Cottonwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Black Hawk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rollinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Central City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Russell Gulch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- American City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Larimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Berthoud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Elk Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Dacono
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wattenberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Firestone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lupton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lochbuie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lochbuie is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Mead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Platteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Countryside, see our County-by-County Page for Countryside.
Cemeteries Near Countryside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Countryside.
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 Countryside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Countryside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Superior Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broomfield County Commons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belleview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belleview Cemetery is located in Westminster.
- The Belleview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pillar of Fire Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143601 <2>
- Arvada Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Louisville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wheat Ridge.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57441 <2>
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olinger Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olinger Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Thornton.
- The Olinger Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #453365 <2>
- Continue List (79 more) ...
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Countryside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Countryside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Countryside, with the one closest to Countryside listed first.
- Semper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Semper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semper
- Cotton Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Arvada
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Broomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Golden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Valmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Canfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Boulder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Countryside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Countryside.
Newspapers Published in Countryside ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Countryside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Countryside, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Countryside.
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 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 Countryside:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Clear Creek County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- Gilpin County
- Larimer County
- Weld 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Countryside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Countryside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |