Our Genealogy Helper for Dowds Junction ...
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 Dowds Junction (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 Dowds Junction. 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 Dowds Junction ...
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 have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Dowds Junction: Dowd's Jct. (or less commonly used: Dowd's Jctn.)
- While the name of this community is Dowds Junction, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dowds Junction may originally have been Dowd's Junction.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dowds Junction might be written as Dowd Junction.
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 doctors and 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.
Dowds Junction is located in Eagle 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 Eagle County: Garfield, Grand, Lake, Pitkin, Routt & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Dowds Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dowds Junction:
- Eagle County (The home county of Dowds Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowds Junction, with the one closest to Dowds Junction listed first.
- Minturn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Minturn is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Minturn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <3>
- Beaver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Avon is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Avon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Vail
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Vail is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Vail
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <3>
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Red Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bighorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bighorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bighorn is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Bighorn
- Edwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Edwards is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Edwards
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <3>
- Pando ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Wolcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wolcott is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Wolcott
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <3>
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowds Junction, with the one closest to Dowds Junction listed first.
- Climax ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Leadville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Dowds Junction, with the one closest to Dowds Junction listed first.
- Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Park City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Park City is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Alma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pitkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowds Junction, with the one closest to Dowds Junction listed first.
- Biglow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biglow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Biglow is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Biglow
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Meredith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norrie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Norrie
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowds Junction, with the one closest to Dowds Junction listed first.
- Copper Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wildernest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Frisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Frisco is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Frisco
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <3>
- Heeney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Silverthorne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dillon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dillon is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Dillon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <3>
- Breckenridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
- Wild Irishman has also been known as:
- Preston Mill
- Preston
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
- Keystone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blue River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blue River is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Blue River
- Dyersville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dyersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swandyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
- Rexford ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rexford is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dowds Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Dowds Junction.
Newspapers Published in Dowds Junction ...
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 Dowds Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dowds Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dowds Junction.
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 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 Dowds Junction:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Eagle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- Park County
- Pitkin County
- Summit County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
Cemeteries Near Dowds Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dowds Junction.
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 Dowds Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dowds Junction, with the one closest to Dowds Junction listed first.
- River View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Edwards Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brett Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brett Family Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Brett Family Cemetery
- Gold Park Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Park Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Gold Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57305 <6>
- Sheephorn Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheephorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheephorn Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Sheephorn Cemetery
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Brook Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Valley Brook Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Dillon Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on McCoy Cemetery
- Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <6>
- Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Joseph Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <6>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <6>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leadville City Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville City Cemetery is located in Leadville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville City Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Leadville City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360743 <6>
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.<7>
While we didn't find Dowds Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dowds Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dowds Junction, with the one closest to Dowds Junction listed first.
- Minturn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Minturn is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Minturn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <3>
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Avon is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Avon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Belden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Belden is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Belden
- Red Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Edwards is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Edwards
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <3>
- Pando ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Wolcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wolcott is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Wolcott
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <3>
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Mitchell
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Frisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Frisco is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Frisco
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <3>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Climax ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dowds Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dowds Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dowds Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dowds Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dowds Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6083, Longitude: -106.4478 In this case, the coordinates for Dowds Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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 Dowds Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |