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Introduction ...

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

We've added Dyersville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dyersville, 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 Dyersville (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 Dyersville. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Dyersville is historic, it would have been located within present day Summit 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 Summit County: Clear Creek, Eagle, Grand, Lake & Park.

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

  • Summit County     (The home county of Dyersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyersville, with the one closest to Dyersville listed first.
    • Blue River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Blue River is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
    • Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Breckenridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Swandyke ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
      • Swandyke is located in Summit County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Swandyke
      • From Dyersville to Swandyke
    • Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rexford ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
      • Rexford is located in Summit County
    • Copper Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kokomo ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Summit County
    • Saint Johns ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Keystone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Montezuma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Frisco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <3>
  • Chaffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyersville, with the one closest to Dyersville listed first.
    • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Granite
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Creek County
  • Eagle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyersville, with the one closest to Dyersville listed first.
    • Camp Hale ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mitchell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Eagle County
    • Pando ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Red Cliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bighorn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bighorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
      • Bighorn is located in Eagle County
    • Gilman ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Astor City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
      • Astor City is located in Eagle County
    • Vail
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Vail is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <3>
    • Minturn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Minturn is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <3>
    • Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyersville, with the one closest to Dyersville listed first.
    • Climax ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Oro City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Leadville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Malta ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in Lake County
    • Low Pass ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Low Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
      • Low Pass is located in Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Low Pass
      • From Dyersville to Low Pass
  • Park County

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

Cemeteries Near Dyersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dyersville.

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

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

  • Valley Brook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Brook Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Como Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Como Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Como Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckskin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckskin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckskin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairplay Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairplay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairplay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Fairplay Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fairplay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fairplay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dillon Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Lamping Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamping Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamping Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webster Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bordenville Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bordenville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bordenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...

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 Dyersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dyersville.

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

  • Breckenridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Como
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Alma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kokomo ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Kokomo is located in Summit County
  • Climax ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Keystone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Frisco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Frisco is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <3>
  • Montezuma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairplay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dillon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
    • Dillon is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <3>
  • Webster ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Park County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Webster
    • From Dyersville to Webster
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chihuahua ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chihuahua. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
      • Chihuahua is located in Summit County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chihuahua
      • From Dyersville to Chihuahua
    • Birdseye
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdseye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
      • Birdseye is located in Lake County
    • Grant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Dyersville ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dyersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dyersville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dyersville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dyersville:

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.co.us/

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 Dyersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dyersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dyersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4207, Longitude: -105.9838    









 

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