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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 East La Salle (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 East La Salle. 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 East La Salle ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East La Salle: E. La Salle

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

East La Salle is located in Weld 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 Weld County: Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Kimball (NE) & Laramie (WY).

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

  • Weld County     (The home county of East La Salle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East La Salle, with the one closest to East La Salle listed first.
    • La Salle
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Garden City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Garden City is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Evans
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Greeley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kersey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gilcrest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spanish Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Spanish Village is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
    • Lucerne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hillsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Milliken
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East La Salle, with the one closest to East La Salle listed first.
    • Brighton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Todd Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Todd Creek is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
    • Darlow ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Darlow is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
    • Little Texas ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Texas is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
  • Boulder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East La Salle, with the one closest to East La Salle listed first.
    • Longmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant View Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
    • Hygiene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Canfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Canfield is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Erie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Erie is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
    • Niwot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Noland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
  • Larimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East La Salle, with the one closest to East La Salle listed first.
    • Kerns
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kerns is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
    • Timnath
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Campion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Campion is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
    • Loveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Berthoud
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fort Collins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Wellington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Masonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Laporte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan County

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

Cemeteries Near East La Salle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East La Salle.

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 East La Salle - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for East La Salle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Evans Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Linn Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
    • Former name for Mizpah Cemetery:
    • Sandhill Cemetery
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Windsor.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #277751 <2>
  • Johnstown Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
    • Former names for Johnstown Cemetery:
    • Dilley Chapel Cemetery
    • Elwell Cemetery
  • Ault Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Burbridge Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Highlandlake Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Timnath Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • La Salle
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Evans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greeley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Platteville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eaton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hardin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hardin is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Windsor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
    • Former names for Windsor:
    • New Liberty
    • New Windsor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
  • Highland Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
  • Pierce
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Fort Lupton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Timnath
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Roggen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Loveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in East La Salle ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around East La Salle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East La Salle, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East La Salle.

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 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 East La Salle:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 East La Salle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East La Salle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.