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 Elkdale (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 Elkdale. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Elkdale is located in Grand 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 Grand County: Boulder, Clear Creek, Eagle, Gilpin, Jackson, Larimer, Routt & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Elkdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elkdale:
- Grand County (The home county of Elkdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkdale, with the one closest to Elkdale listed first.
- Tabernash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Granby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fraser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winter Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Parshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kremmling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dutchtown is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Lulu City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lulu City is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkdale, with the one closest to Elkdale listed first.
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Eldora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Former names for Eldora:
- El Dora
- Eldorado
- Eldora has also been known as:
- Happy Valley
- Ward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nederland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <1>
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tungsten is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Allenspark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Pinecliffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wallstreet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wallstreet is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallstreet
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rowena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rowena is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
- Salina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Wondervu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkdale, with the one closest to Elkdale listed first.
- Berthoud Pass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Berthoud Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
- Alice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Saint Mary's
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
- Empire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Downieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Bakerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Dumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Plume
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkdale, with the one closest to Elkdale listed first.
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- American City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Rollinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Central City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Russell Gulch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Black Hawk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Cottonwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkdale, with the one closest to Elkdale listed first.
- Teller City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Teller City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teller City
- Old Homestead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Homestead is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homestead
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkdale, with the one closest to Elkdale listed first.
- Coal Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Twin Spruce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- Larimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkdale, with the one closest to Elkdale listed first.
- Big Elk Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Estes Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkdale, with the one closest to Elkdale listed first.
- Heeney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silverthorne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Dillon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Keystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elkdale, see our County-by-County Page for Elkdale.
Cemeteries Near Elkdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elkdale.
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 Elkdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elkdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elkdale, with the one closest to Elkdale listed first.
- Granby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fraser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cozens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozens Cemetery
- The Cozens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cozens Ranch Cemetery
- Hot Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burtcher Gravesite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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]<2> to the south of Parshall.
- Gaskill Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nederland Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- J. P. Chitwood Gravesite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Empire Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Empire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57258 <3>
- King Family Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- The King Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the King Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Kremmling.
- The King Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Troublesome Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2571525 <3>
- Alvarado Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alvarado Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Alvarado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alvarado - Georgetown Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57149 <3>
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- Old Georgetown Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Georgetown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Georgetown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Old Georgetown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722258 <3>
- Dumont Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin Monument
(24 miles [38.6 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.<4>
While we didn't find Elkdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elkdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elkdale, with the one closest to Elkdale listed first.
- Fraser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Nederland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <1>
- Empire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rollinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Troublesome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Troublesome is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troublesome
- Lawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Graymont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Graymont is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Silver Plume
(25 miles [40.2 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 Elkdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elkdale.
Newspapers Published in Elkdale ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elkdale, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elkdale.
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 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 Elkdale:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Grand County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boulder County
- Clear Creek County
- Gilpin County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer County
- Summit County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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> | 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- Elkdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Elkdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |