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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Freeland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Freeland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Freeland, 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 Freeland (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 Freeland. 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 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 Freeland is historic, it would have been located within present day Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek County: Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Park & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Freeland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Freeland:
- Clear Creek County (The home county of Freeland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Dumont
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Downieville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Idaho Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Empire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Saint Mary's
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silver Plume
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Pass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Berkley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Hidden Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Westminster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Bow Mar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Eldora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eldora is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Former names for Eldora:
- El Dora
- Eldorado
- Eldora has also been known as:
- Happy Valley
- Nederland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <2>
- Pinecliffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tungsten is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Wondervu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
- Crescent Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Eldorado Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Ward
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wallstreet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wallstreet is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallstreet
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Salina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Broomfield County
- Broomfield Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Denver County
- West Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Russell Gulch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Central City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- American City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Cottonwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Rollinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grand County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Winter Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fraser
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Bergen Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bergen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Park
- Twin Spruce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- Kittredge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Brook Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brook Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Forest
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Golden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Idledale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indians Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aspen Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
- Conifer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Grant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Webster ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Weller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weller is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
- Shawnee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Rexford ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rexford is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Keystone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
- Dillon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silverthorne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wildernest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
- Wild Irishman has also been known as:
- Preston Mill
- Preston
- Breckenridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dyersville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dyersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Freeland, see our County-by-County Page for Freeland.
Cemeteries Near Freeland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freeland.
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 Freeland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Freeland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Dumont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Idaho Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Gulch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alvarado Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Alvarado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alvarado - Georgetown Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57149 <3>
- Old Georgetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Georgetown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Georgetown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Old Georgetown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722258 <3>
- Bald Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Empire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Empire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57258 <3>
- Missouri City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Foresters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Men Lodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Freeland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Freeland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Freeland, with the one closest to Freeland listed first.
- Dumont
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lamartine ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Lawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Russell Gulch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Idaho Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Empire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Plume
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cottonwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Graymont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Graymont is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
- Brookvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Freeland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freeland.
Newspapers Published in Freeland ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freeland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freeland, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Freeland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Freeland:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Clear Creek County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Denver County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Jefferson County
- Park County
- Summit 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 Freeland, 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Freeland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |