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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 Deer Trail (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 Deer Trail. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Deer Trail is located in Arapahoe County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Arapahoe County: Adams, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, Lincoln & Washington.

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

  • Arapahoe County     (The home county of Deer Trail)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Trail, with the one closest to Deer Trail listed first.
    • Cabin Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Strasburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shamrock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shamrock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shamrock
      • From Deer Trail to Shamrock
    • Bennett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Comanche ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Comanche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
      • Comanche is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Comanche
      • From Deer Trail to Comanche
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Trail, with the one closest to Deer Trail listed first.
    • Agate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiowa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Elbert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>
    • Matheson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matheson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
      • Matheson is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matheson <1>
  • Lincoln County
  • Morgan County
  • Washington County

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

Cemeteries Near Deer Trail ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer Trail.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Byers Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jolly Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolly Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jolly Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Remember The Ten Crash Site Memorial
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Woolsey Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Gair Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norton Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiedemeyer - Brockman Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiedemeyer - Brockman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiedemeyer - Brockman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • River Bend Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walks Camp Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walks Camp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walks Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Walks Camp Lutheran Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walks Camp Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walks Camp Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Running Creek Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Running Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Running Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Swan Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Deer Trail had a population of 54 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Deer Trail had a population of 856 people.

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

  • Agate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Byers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Point
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point is located in Elbert County
  • Kiowa
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Kiowa is located in Elbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Deer Trail ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Trail.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Deer Trail. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Deer Trail and those printed in the larger area surrounding Deer Trail.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Deer Trail.

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 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 Deer Trail:

The official website for Deer Trail: www.deertrailcolorado.org/

The official website for Arapahoe County: www.co.arapahoe.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Deer Trail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Deer Trail) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Trail. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6147, Longitude: -104.0443    









 

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