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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 Echo (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 Echo. 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 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.

Echo is located in Fremont 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 Fremont County: Chaffee, Custer, El Paso, Park, Pueblo, Saguache & Teller.

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

  • Fremont County     (The home county of Echo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Echo, with the one closest to Echo listed first.
    • Sunset City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
    • Cotopaxi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckskin Joe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
    • Hillside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Coaldale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vallie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Vallie is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
    • Canon City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Prospect Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
    • Howard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Brookside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Brookside is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Calcite ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Calcite is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
    • Rockvale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Chaffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Echo, with the one closest to Echo listed first.
    • Cleora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Cleora is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
    • Salida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Turret ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Turret is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
    • Belleview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Poncha Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Browns Canon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
    • Mears Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Echo, with the one closest to Echo listed first.
    • Ula ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ula is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
    • Westcliffe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Silver Cliff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Querida ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Querida is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
      • Querida has also been known as:
      • Bassick
      • Querida Junction
    • Rosita
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosita is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
    • Greenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Wetmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Park County
  • Saguache County
  • Teller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Echo, with the one closest to Echo listed first.
    • Cripple Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Victor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Goldfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Goldfield is located in Teller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
    • Independence ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Independence is located in Teller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence

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

Cemeteries Near Echo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Echo.

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 Echo - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fremont Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Vale Memory Gardens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Abbey Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Pines Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
    • The Pines Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cusacks Cemetery Of The Pines
  • The Pines Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Ula Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Silver Cliff Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Echo had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Texas Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Creek
  • Cotopaxi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Parkdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Parkdale is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
  • Vallie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Vallie is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
  • Coaldale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Canon City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Howard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Chandler ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Chandler is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Brookside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Brookside is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Rockvale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Williamsburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Wellsville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wellsville is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Westcliffe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Coal Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Silver Cliff
      (23 miles [37 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 Echo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Echo.

Newspapers Published in Echo ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Echo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Echo, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Echo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Echo:

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 Echo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Echo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.