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 Eagles Nest (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 Eagles Nest. 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 Eagles Nest ...
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.
While the name of this community is Eagles Nest, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Eagles Nest may originally have been Eagle's Nest.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Eagles Nest might be written as Eagle Nest.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Eagles Nest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagles Nest.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Eagles Nest is located in Eagle 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 Eagle County: Garfield, Grand, Lake, Pitkin, Routt & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Eagles Nest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagles Nest:
- Eagle County (The home county of Eagles Nest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- Vail
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Minturn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bighorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bighorn is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Red Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Pando ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Grand County
- Kremmling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- Climax ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Leadville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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 Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park City is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Alma Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alma Junction is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
- Pitkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- Biglow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Biglow is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
- Norrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Meredith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- Copper Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wildernest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Silverthorne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Dillon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Heeney
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
- Breckenridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blue River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eagles Nest, see our County-by-County Page for Eagles Nest.
Cemeteries Near Eagles Nest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagles Nest.
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 Eagles Nest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eagles Nest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- River View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brett Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gold Park Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sheephorn Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burtcher Gravesite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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]<4> to the south of Parshall.
- Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <3>
- Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <3>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <3>
- Leadville City Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 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.<5>
While we didn't find Eagles Nest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eagles Nest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagles Nest, with the one closest to Eagles Nest listed first.
- Minturn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Belden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belden is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Red Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pando ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Wolcott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dillon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Climax ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Breckenridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eagles Nest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagles Nest.
Newspapers Published in Eagles Nest ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagles Nest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagles Nest, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagles Nest.
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 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 Eagles Nest:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Eagle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grand County
- Lake County
- Park County
- Pitkin County
- Summit County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eagles Nest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Eagles Nest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |