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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 Erie (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 Erie. 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 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 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.

Erie is primarily located in Boulder County. A portion of Erie extends into 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 Boulder County: Adams, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Larimer & Weld.

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

  • Boulder County     (The home county of Erie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
    • Canfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Canfield is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Lafayette
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant View Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
    • Louisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Niwot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gunbarrel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
    • Longmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Superior
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Valmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Valmont is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
    • Hygiene
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boulder
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Eldorado Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lazy Acres
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Acres
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
    • Darlow ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Darlow is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
    • Little Texas ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Texas is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
    • Eastlake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Northglenn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Thornton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Todd Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Todd Creek is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
    • Federal Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Holiday Hills Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Henderson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sherrelwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
    • Westminster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Twin Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Arapahoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
    • Glendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Aurora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
    • Colfax Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
    • Altura
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Altura is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
    • Old Towne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
    • Havana Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
    • Sheridan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hallcrafts Village East
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sableridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
    • Settlers Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
    • Cherry Hills Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Englewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Fort Logan ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
  • Broomfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
    • Broomfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Broomfield Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
  • Denver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
    • Sandown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandown is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
    • Denver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Denver is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
      • Former names for Denver:
      • Auraina
      • Denver City
      • Montana City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
    • West Denver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • West Denver is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
    • Montbello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Gilpin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
    • Rollinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cottonwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Black Hawk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Hill ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
    • Apex ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Apex is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Central City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nevadaville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
      • Nevadaville has also been known as:
      • Bald Mountain
      • Nevada City
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • American City is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
    • Wallace Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
    • Oak Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Arvada
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <1>
    • Lakeside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mountain View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Wheat Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Applewood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
    • Arapahoe ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
    • Edgewater
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Twin Spruce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
    • Applewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Applewood is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
    • Coal Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Golden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Golden is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <1>
  • Larimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
    • Berthoud
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Campion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Campion is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
    • Loveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Big Elk Meadows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
  • Weld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
    • Dacono
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Frederick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Firestone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wattenberg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Wattenberg is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
    • Fort Lupton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Highland Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • Aristocrat Ranchettes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lochbuie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lochbuie is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
    • Platteville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Johnstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Milliken
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Erie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Erie.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Erie had a population of 662 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Erie had a population of 30,318 people.

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

  • Canfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Canfield is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Lafayette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Vrains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
  • Broomfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dick is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
  • Louisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Niwot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cotton Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
  • Longmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Valmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Valmont is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
  • Marshall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshall is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Semper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Semper is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semper
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fort Lupton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hygiene
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boulder
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Erie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Erie.

Newspapers Published in Erie ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Erie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Erie, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Erie.

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 either 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 Erie:

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 Erie, 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- Erie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.