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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 Deckers (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 Deckers. 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.

Name Variations for Deckers ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Deckers was originally named Daffodil

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Deckers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deckers, with the one closest to Deckers listed first.
    • Twin Cedars ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Cedars is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cedars
    • Westcreek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Westcreek is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcreek
    • Perry Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Perry Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
    • Roxborough Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Roxborough Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Park
    • Larkspur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sedalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Louviers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Pines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Founders Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Founders Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
    • Castle Pines North
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
      • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
    • Highlands Ranch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Carriage Club
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
  • Arapahoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deckers, with the one closest to Deckers listed first.
    • Columbine Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Columbine Valley is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,508 people
    • Bow Mar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Cherry Knolls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
    • Littleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Southglenn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Southglenn is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southglenn
    • Fort Logan ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
    • Castlewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
    • Sheridan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Centennial
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Englewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Hills Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clear Creek County
    • Brookvale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deckers, with the one closest to Deckers listed first.
    • Palmer Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Monument
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodmoor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
    • Crystola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Crystola is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
    • Green Mountain Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gleneagle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
    • Chipita Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cascade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deckers, with the one closest to Deckers listed first.
    • Buffalo Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dome Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
    • Foxton ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Foxton is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxton
    • Pine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
    • Indian Springs Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Conifer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Aspen Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
    • Archer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Archer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Sky Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
    • Brook Forest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Brook Forest is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Forest
    • Ken Caryl
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Twin Forks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deckers, with the one closest to Deckers listed first.
    • Bailey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawnee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake George
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Weller
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Weller is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
    • Grant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Webster ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Webster is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Pike - San Isabel Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Teller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deckers, with the one closest to Deckers listed first.
    • Woodland Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Divide
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Florissant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Deckers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deckers.

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

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

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

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

  • Buffalo Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • South Platte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • South Platte is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Platte
  • Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dome Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
  • Crossons
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
  • Bailey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Larkspur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sedalia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmer Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake George
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Greenland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenland is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Archer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Archer is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Castle Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Acequia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Acequia is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
    • Monument
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Deckers ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deckers.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deckers, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deckers.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Deckers:

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 Deckers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Deckers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.