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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 Evans (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 Evans. 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 and doctors 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.

Evans is located in Weld County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties 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 Evans. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Evans:

  • Weld County     (The home county of Evans)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evans, with the one closest to Evans listed first.
    • La Salle
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Garden City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Greeley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gilcrest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Milliken
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milliken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milliken
      • Milliken is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milliken <1>
    • Kersey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kersey
      • Kersey is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kersey <1>
    • Lucerne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Johnstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Spanish Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
      • Spanish Village is located in Weld County
    • Platteville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
      • Platteville is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platteville <1>
    • Eaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evans, with the one closest to Evans listed first.
    • Brighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Todd Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
      • Todd Creek is located in Adams County
    • Darlow ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darlow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
      • Darlow is located in Adams County
    • Little Texas ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Texas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
      • Little Texas is located in Adams County
    • Henderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Adams County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
  • Boulder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evans, with the one closest to Evans listed first.
    • Longmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant View Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
      • Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
    • Hygiene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hygiene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene
      • Hygiene is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hygiene <1>
    • Canfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
      • Canfield is located in Boulder County
    • Erie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Boulder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
    • Noland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
    • Niwot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Boulder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
    • Gunbarrel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunbarrel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
      • Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
  • Larimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evans, with the one closest to Evans listed first.
    • Kerns
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
      • Kerns is located in Larimer County
    • Timnath
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timnath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timnath
      • Timnath is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,193 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timnath <1>
    • Campion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
      • Campion is located in Larimer County
    • Loveland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <1>
    • Berthoud
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fort Collins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
    • Masonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Masonville is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masonville <1>
    • Wellington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <1>
    • Laporte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laporte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
      • Laporte is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <1>
    • Bellvue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Evans ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evans.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Evans. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Evans and those printed in the larger area surrounding Evans.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Evans.

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 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 Evans:

Cemeteries Near Evans ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evans.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Linn Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Former name for Mizpah Cemetery:
    • Sandhill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mizpah Cemetery
  • Johnstown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Former names for Johnstown Cemetery:
    • Dilley Chapel Cemetery
    • Elwell Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnstown Cemetery
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burbridge Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Burbridge Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Burbridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Vrain Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burbridge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318187 <5>
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
  • Highlandlake Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ault Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (45 more) ...
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Timnath Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timnath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timnath Cemetery
    • Loveland Burial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Evans had a population of 306 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Evans had a population of 23,183 people.

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

  • La Salle
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greeley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
  • Platteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
    • Platteville is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platteville <1>
  • Eaton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Windsor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Weld County
    • 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>
  • Highland Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
  • Hardin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Hardin is located in Weld County
  • Timnath
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timnath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timnath
    • Timnath is located in Larimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timnath <1>
  • Loveland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
    • Loveland is located in Larimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <1>
  • Berthoud
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Highland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Boulder County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fort Lupton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pierce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <1>
    • Hudson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>

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

The official website for Evans: www.cityofevans.org/

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Evans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3558, Longitude: -104.7405       In this case, the coordinates for Evans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Evans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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