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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Saint Vrain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Saint Vrain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Saint Vrain, 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 Saint Vrain (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 Saint Vrain. 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 Saint Vrain ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Saint Vrain: Ft. St. Vrain
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fort Saint Vrain is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Fort Saint Vrain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Saint Vrain:
- Weld County (The home county of Fort Saint Vrain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Saint Vrain, with the one closest to Fort Saint Vrain listed first.
- Milliken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Gilcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Platteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- La Salle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Firestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Saint Vrain, with the one closest to Fort Saint Vrain listed first.
- Brighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Todd Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eastlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Northglenn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Commerce City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Federal Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Derby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Dupont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Saint Vrain, with the one closest to Fort Saint Vrain listed first.
- Longmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Hygiene
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Erie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Niwot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Noland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Noland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Gunbarrel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Boulder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Saint Vrain, with the one closest to Fort Saint Vrain listed first.
- Broomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Broomfield Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Jefferson County
- Wallace Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Larimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Saint Vrain, with the one closest to Fort Saint Vrain listed first.
- Berthoud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campion is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
- Loveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kerns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kerns is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
- Timnath
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Horsetooth Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
- Fort Collins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stout ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Drake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laporte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellvue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Elk Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Saint Vrain, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Saint Vrain.
Cemeteries Near Fort Saint Vrain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Saint Vrain.
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 Fort Saint Vrain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Saint Vrain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Saint Vrain, with the one closest to Fort Saint Vrain listed first.
- Mizpah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- Former name for Mizpah Cemetery:
- Sandhill Cemetery
- Johnstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Former names for Johnstown Cemetery:
- Dilley Chapel Cemetery
- Elwell Cemetery
- Burbridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highlandlake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Evans Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foothills Gardens of Memory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Linn Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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 <3>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (59 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland Burial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <3>
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 Saint Vrain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Saint Vrain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Saint Vrain, with the one closest to Fort Saint Vrain listed first.
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Platteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Highland Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Evans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- La Salle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greeley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Berthoud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Lupton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Longmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Loveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Vrains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
- Dick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Hygiene
(18 miles [29 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 Fort Saint Vrain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Saint Vrain.
Newspapers Published in Fort Saint Vrain ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Saint Vrain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Saint Vrain, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Saint Vrain.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Saint Vrain:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Weld County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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 Saint Vrain, 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 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Saint Vrain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |