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 Dillon (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 Dillon. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Dillon is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Clear Creek, Eagle, Grand, Lake & Park.
Below are the counties that are near Dillon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dillon:
- Summit County (The home county of Dillon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Silverthorne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildernest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
- Wild Irishman has also been known as:
- Preston Mill
- Preston
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Breckenridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rexford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rexford is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Copper Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Bakerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Berthoud Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
- Silver Plume
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Silverdale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Berthoud Pass
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Empire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Downieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
- Eagle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Bighorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bighorn is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
- Vail
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Pando ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Red Cliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Minturn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mitchell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Russell Gulch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- American City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Central City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Winter Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fraser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Parshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Climax ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Leadville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Webster ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Como
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Park City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Alma Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alma Junction is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
- Weller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weller is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
- Fairplay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Shawnee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dillon, see our County-by-County Page for Dillon.
Cemeteries Near Dillon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dillon.
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 Dillon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dillon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Griffin Monument
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Silverplume Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverplume Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverplume Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Silver Plume.
- The Silverplume Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Silver Plume Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324843 <3>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lamping Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- River View Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burtcher Gravesite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtcher Gravesite
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burtcher Gravesite is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south of Parshall.
- Como Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alvarado Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alvarado Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Alvarado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alvarado - Georgetown Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57149 <3>
- Old Georgetown Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Georgetown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Georgetown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Old Georgetown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722258 <3>
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Empire Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Empire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57258 <3>
- Buckskin Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dudley Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dillon had a population of 133 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dillon had a population of 967 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Keystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Breckenridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Graymont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Graymont is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Silver Plume
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Climax ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Belden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Red Cliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pando ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Webster ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dillon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dillon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dillon ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dillon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dillon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dillon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dillon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Dillon.
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 websites either 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 Dillon:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clear Creek County
- Eagle County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Lake County
- Park 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> | 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- Dillon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Dillon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |