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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort Julesburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort Julesburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Julesburg, please Contact Us.

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 Fort Julesburg (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 Fort Julesburg. 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 Fort Julesburg ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Julesburg: Ft. Julesburg

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.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Fort Julesburg is historic, it would have been located within present day Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County: Logan, Phillips, Cheyenne (NE), Deuel (NE) & Perkins (NE).

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

  • Sedgwick County     (The home county of Fort Julesburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Julesburg, with the one closest to Fort Julesburg listed first.
    • Ovid
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <2>
    • Julesburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sedgwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
      • Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <2>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Julesburg, with the one closest to Fort Julesburg listed first.
    • Red Lion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
      • Red Lion is located in Logan County
    • Crook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Dailey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
      • Dailey is located in Logan County
    • Fleming
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillips County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Julesburg, with the one closest to Fort Julesburg listed first.
    • Amherst
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <2>
    • Paoli
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
      • Paoli is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <2>
    • Holyoke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Haxtun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haxtun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haxtun
      • Haxtun is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haxtun <2>
  • Cheyenne County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Julesburg, with the one closest to Fort Julesburg listed first.
    • Lodgepole
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunol
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol
      • Sunol is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
    • Colton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
      • Colton is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
  • Deuel County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Julesburg, with the one closest to Fort Julesburg listed first.
    • Chappell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden County (NE)
    • Lewellen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Keith County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Julesburg, with the one closest to Fort Julesburg listed first.
    • Megeath
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megeath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megeath
      • Megeath is located in Keith County (NE)
    • Brule
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
      • Brule is located in Keith County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brule <2>
  • Perkins County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Julesburg, with the one closest to Fort Julesburg listed first.
    • Venango
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
      • Venango is located in Perkins County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <2>
    • Brandon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Perkins County (NE)

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

Cemeteries Near Fort Julesburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Julesburg.

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 Fort Julesburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ovid Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ovid Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ovid Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the southwest of Ovid.
    • The Ovid Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Reservation Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57475 <6>
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sedgwick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chappell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Big Spring Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Berea Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amherst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amherst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

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.

While we didn't find Fort Julesburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Julesburg.

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

  • Julesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sedgwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
    • Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <2>
  • Chappell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Barton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Barton is located in Deuel County (NE)
  • Red Lion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Red Lion is located in Logan County
  • Big Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <2>
  • Venango
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
    • Venango is located in Perkins County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <2>
  • Lodgepole
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Crook
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Paoli
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
    • Paoli is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <2>
  • Haxtun
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haxtun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haxtun
    • Haxtun is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haxtun <2>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Holyoke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Brandon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Perkins County (NE)
    • Sunol
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol
      • Sunol is located in Cheyenne County (NE)

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

Newspapers Published in Fort Julesburg ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Julesburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Julesburg, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Julesburg.

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 Fort Julesburg:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fort Julesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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- Fort Julesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Julesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9430, Longitude: -102.3582       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Julesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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