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 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.
Name Variations for Evans ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Evans was referred to as Evans Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Evans. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Evans.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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 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)
- Garden City is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- 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)
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Kersey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Spanish Village is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
- Platteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 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 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)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Hygiene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Erie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Noland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Niwot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gunbarrel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- 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)
- Kerns is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
- Timnath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Campion is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
- Loveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
- Stout ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Masonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wellington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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.
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.
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 Evans - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- Former name for Mizpah Cemetery:
- Sandhill Cemetery
- Johnstown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Former names for Johnstown Cemetery:
- Dilley Chapel Cemetery
- Elwell Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Burbridge Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Loveland Burial Park
(18 miles [29 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>
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 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)
- Hillsboro is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Platteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Highland Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Hardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Timnath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berthoud
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fort Lupton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pierce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 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 Evans. See our List of 1890's Communities around 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 like to start 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:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Weld County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Boulder County
- Larimer 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> | 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 Evans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Evans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |