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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 Gill (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 Gill. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Gill is located in Weld 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 Weld County: Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Kimball (NE) & Laramie (WY).

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

  • Weld County     (The home county of Gill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.
    • Kersey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kersey
      • Kersey is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kersey <2>
    • Spanish Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
      • Spanish Village is located in Weld County
    • Galeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
      • Galeton is located in Weld County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <2>
    • Garden City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Lucerne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hardin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Weld County
    • Eaton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greeley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • La Salle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Evans
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <2>
    • Ault
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Briggsdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Larimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.
    • Kerns
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
      • Kerns is located in Larimer County
    • Timnath
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timnath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timnath
      • Timnath is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,193 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timnath <2>
    • Loveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <2>
    • Wellington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <2>
    • Campion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
      • Campion is located in Larimer County
    • Fort Collins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Berthoud
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.
    • Orchard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
      • Orchard is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <2>
    • Wiggins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Gill ...

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 Gill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gill.

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 websites either 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 Gill:

Cemeteries Near Gill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gill.

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

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

  • Linn Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ault Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Briggsdale Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Former name for Mizpah Cemetery:
    • Sandhill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mizpah Cemetery
  • Johnstown Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Former names for Johnstown Cemetery:
    • Dilley Chapel Cemetery
    • Elwell Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnstown Cemetery
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Timnath Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timnath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timnath Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 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.<5>

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

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

  • Hardin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Hardin is located in Weld County
  • Greeley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Eaton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • La Salle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Evans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Evans is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <2>
  • Pierce
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
    • Pierce is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <2>
  • Hillsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
  • Masters
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
    • Masters is located in Weld County
  • Windsor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Weld County
    • 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>
  • Roggen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roggen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roggen
    • Roggen is located in Weld County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roggen <2>
  • Platteville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
    • Platteville is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platteville <2>
  • Timnath
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timnath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timnath
    • Timnath is located in Larimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timnath <2>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hudson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
    • Goodrich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Morgan County
    • Dover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Weld County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4540, Longitude: -104.5431    
<4>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.
<5>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 Gill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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