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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 Eads (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 Eads. 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.

Eads is located in Kiowa County and is the County Seat.

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 Kiowa County: Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Lincoln, Otero, Prowers & Greeley (KS).

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

  • Kiowa County     (The home county of Eads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eads, with the one closest to Eads listed first.
    • Chivington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Galatea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galatea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
      • Galatea is located in Kiowa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galatea
      • From Eads to Galatea
    • Water Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
    • Haswell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haswell
      • Haswell is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haswell <4>
    • Sheridan Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake
      • Sheridan Lake is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan Lake <4>
  • Bent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eads, with the one closest to Eads listed first.
    • Big Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Bent County
    • McClave
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
      • McClave is located in Bent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClave <4>
    • Hasty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Cheyenne County
  • Prowers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eads, with the one closest to Eads listed first.
    • Wiley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Prowers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <4>
    • Kornman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lamar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Eads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eads.

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

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

  • Eads Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Eads Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • France Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the France Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the France Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Galatea Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galatea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galatea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chivington Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chivington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chivington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Water Valley Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kit Carson Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haswell Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haswell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Home Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (4 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eads had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Eads had a population of 632 people.

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

  • Chivington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Galatea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galatea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
    • Galatea is located in Kiowa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Galatea
    • From Eads to Galatea
  • Water Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
  • Brandon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Kiowa County
  • Kit Carson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Haswell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haswell
    • Haswell is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haswell <4>
  • Sorrento
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
    • Sorrento is located in Cheyenne County
  • Sheridan Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake
    • Sheridan Lake is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan Lake <4>
  • Wild Horse
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Firstview
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Firstview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firstview
    • Firstview is located in Cheyenne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Firstview
    • From Eads to Firstview
  • Prowers
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prowers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prowers
    • Prowers is located in Bent County
  • Lamar
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Eads ...

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 Eads.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Eads. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Eads and those printed in the larger area surrounding Eads.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6> of Eads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Eads:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4820, Longitude: -102.7819    
<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 Eads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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