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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Duncan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Duncan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Duncan, please Contact Us.

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 Duncan (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 Duncan. 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 doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Duncan is historic, it would have been located within present day Saguache 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 Saguache County: Alamosa, Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Mineral & Rio Grande.

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

  • Saguache County     (The home county of Duncan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
    • Liberty ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Saguache County
    • Crestone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Moffat
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Alamosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
    • Hooper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mosca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosca
      • Mosca is located in Alamosa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosca <2>
    • Alamosa East
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamosa East. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa East
      • Alamosa East is located in Alamosa County
  • Costilla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
    • Russell ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Costilla County
    • Blanca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
    • Westcliffe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ula ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
      • Ula is located in Custer County
    • Silver Cliff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
      • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <2>
    • Rosita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
      • Rosita is located in Custer County
    • Querida ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
      • Querida is located in Custer County
      • Querida has also been known as:
      • Bassick
      • Querida Junction
  • Fremont County
    • Hillside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Hillside is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillside <2>
  • Huerfano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
    • Bradford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
    • Red Wing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • La Veta Pass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Veta Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
      • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
    • Uptop ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
      • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
  • Rio Grande County
    • Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
      • Center is located in Rio Grande County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Duncan ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duncan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duncan, 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 Duncan.

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 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 Duncan:

Cemeteries Near Duncan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duncan.

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 Duncan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Teton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teton Cemetery
  • Urraca Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urraca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urraca Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
  • Pioneer Urraca Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Urraca Cemetery
  • Silver Cliff Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Cliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Cliff Cemetery
  • Ula Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ula Cemetery
  • Chama Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chama Cemetery
  • Rosita Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosita Cemetery
  • Pines Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pines Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Pines Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cusacks Cemetery Of The Pines
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pines Cemetery
  • The Pines Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Pines Cemetery
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gonzales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonzales Cemetery
  • Cotton Creek Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mirage Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mirage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mirage Cemetery
    • Speiser Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speiser Cemetery
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery

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.

While we didn't find Duncan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duncan.

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

  • Crestone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
  • Hooper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharpsdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsdale
    • Sharpsdale is located in Huerfano County
  • Moffat
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Westcliffe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Malachite
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malachite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malachite
    • Malachite is located in Huerfano County
  • Silver Cliff
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
    • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <2>
  • Rosita
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
    • Rosita is located in Custer County
  • Gardner
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Russell ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Costilla County

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

The official website for Saguache County: www.slv.org/saguachecounty/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Duncan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 '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- Duncan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duncan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8742, Longitude: -105.6145    









 

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