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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 Elm (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 Elm. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Elm 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 Elm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elm:

  • Weld County     (The home county of Elm)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm, with the one closest to Elm listed first.
    • Evans
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • La Salle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gilcrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Milliken
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Garden City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Garden City is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Greeley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lucerne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Platteville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Windsor
      (10 miles [16.1 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>
    • Kersey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm, with the one closest to Elm listed first.
    • Brighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Todd Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Todd Creek is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
    • Darlow ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Darlow is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
    • Little Texas ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Little Texas is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
    • Henderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Boulder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm, with the one closest to Elm listed first.
    • Longmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant View Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
    • Hygiene
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Canfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Canfield is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Erie
      (25 miles [40.2 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>
    • Noland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
    • Niwot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lyons is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
    • Gunbarrel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
    • Lafayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Larimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm, with the one closest to Elm listed first.
    • Kerns
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Kerns is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
    • Timnath
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Berthoud
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Campion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Campion is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
    • Loveland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fort Collins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Masonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Laporte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellvue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Drake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Elm ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elm.

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

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

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

  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Linn Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnstown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
    • Former names for Johnstown Cemetery:
    • Dilley Chapel Cemetery
    • Elwell Cemetery
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
    • Former name for Mizpah Cemetery:
    • Sandhill Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Burbridge Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Highlandlake Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Loveland Burial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Burial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Loveland Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Loveland.
      • The Loveland Burial Park has also been known as:
      • Loveland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1940986 <2>
    • Ault Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Timnath Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Elm in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elm.

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

  • Evans
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hillsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • La Salle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greeley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Platteville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Windsor
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Eaton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Highland Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
  • Berthoud
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Timnath
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Loveland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Highland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fort Lupton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hardin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hardin is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Pierce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Elm ...

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 Elm.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elm, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elm.

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 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 Elm:

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 Elm, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.