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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 Englewood (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 Englewood. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Englewood is located in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County: Adams, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, Lincoln & Washington.

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

  • Arapahoe County     (The home county of Englewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Englewood, with the one closest to Englewood listed first.
    • Cherry Hills Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sheridan
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Littleton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bow Mar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Fort Logan ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Glendale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Knolls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Southglenn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Southglenn is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southglenn
    • Columbine Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbine Valley is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,508 people
    • Castlewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
    • Havana Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
    • Centennial
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Englewood, with the one closest to Englewood listed first.
    • Berkley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
    • North Washington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North Washington is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
    • Hillcrest Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillcrest Village is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Village
    • Adams City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Adams City is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
    • Twin Lakes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Western Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Friendly Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Friendly Village is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
    • Derby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Derby is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Dupont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sherrelwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
    • Welby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Westminster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Boulder County
  • Broomfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Englewood, with the one closest to Englewood listed first.
    • Broomfield Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
    • Broomfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Clear Creek County
  • Denver County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Englewood, with the one closest to Englewood listed first.
    • Highlands Ranch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Acres Green
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gateway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gateway is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
    • Carriage Club
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
    • Heritage Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Meridian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Meridian is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Lone Tree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Louviers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Grand View Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
    • Stonegate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonegate is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Roxborough Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Roxborough Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Park
    • Castle Pines North
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
      • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Englewood, with the one closest to Englewood listed first.
    • Ponderosa Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
    • Elizabeth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilpin County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Englewood, with the one closest to Englewood listed first.
    • Columbine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
    • Lakewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Mountain Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ken Caryl
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mountain View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Wheat Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Archer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Archer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • East Pleasant View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
    • Applewood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
    • West Pleasant View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Park County
  • Weld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Englewood, with the one closest to Englewood listed first.
    • Wattenberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lochbuie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lochbuie is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
    • Dacono
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Englewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Englewood.

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

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

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

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 Englewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Englewood.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Englewood ...

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 441 newspapers that have been published in the area around Englewood.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Englewood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Englewood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Englewood.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> of Englewood.

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 Englewood:

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 Englewood, 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 from Point A (ie- Englewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.