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 Frederick (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 Frederick. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Frederick 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 Frederick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frederick:
- Weld County (The home county of Frederick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frederick, with the one closest to Frederick listed first.
- Firestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dacono
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lupton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wattenberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Highland Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Platteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lochbuie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lochbuie is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
- Milliken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gilcrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frederick, with the one closest to Frederick listed first.
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Todd Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Northglenn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Federal Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Commerce City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Derby
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frederick, with the one closest to Frederick listed first.
- Altura
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Altura is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colfax Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Old Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Havana Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Hallcrafts Village East
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sableridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Settlers Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Somerset Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Village
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frederick, with the one closest to Frederick listed first.
- Pleasant View Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Erie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Niwot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hygiene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gunbarrel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Valmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Superior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frederick, with the one closest to Frederick listed first.
- Broomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broomfield Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Frederick, with the one closest to Frederick listed first.
- Montbello
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Cherry Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frederick, with the one closest to Frederick listed first.
- Wallace Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Oak Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Arvada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Applewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Edgewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Twin Spruce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- Applewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Coal Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Larimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frederick, with the one closest to Frederick listed first.
- Berthoud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Campion is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
- Loveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Elk Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Kerns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kerns is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
- Horsetooth Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
- Timnath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Drake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frederick, see our County-by-County Page for Frederick.
Cemeteries Near Frederick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frederick.
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 Frederick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frederick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frederick, with the one closest to Frederick listed first.
- St. Francis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burbridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Memorial Gardens
- The Evergreen Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
- Evergreen Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57265 <2>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highlandlake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mizpah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- Former name for Mizpah Cemetery:
- Sandhill Cemetery
- Foothills Gardens of Memory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (65 more) ...
- Niwot Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coal Creek Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Frederick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Frederick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Frederick, with the one closest to Frederick listed first.
- Saint Vrains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
- Dick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Erie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lupton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Longmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Platteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Niwot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Broomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hygiene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frederick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frederick.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Frederick ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frederick.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Frederick. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Frederick and those printed in the larger area surrounding Frederick.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> of Frederick.
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 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 Frederick:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Weld County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Denver County
- Jefferson 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 Frederick, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frederick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |