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Introduction ...

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

We've added Gillett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gillett, 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 Gillett (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 Gillett. 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 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 Gillett is historic, it would have been located within present day Teller 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 Teller County: Douglas, El Paso, Fremont, Jefferson & Park.

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

  • Teller County     (The home county of Gillett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Independence ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Independence is located in Teller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Cripple Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Goldfield is located in Teller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
    • Victor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Divide
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Florissant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Douglas County
    • Westcreek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Westcreek is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcreek
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Cascade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chipita Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Mountain Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manitou Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystola is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
    • Colorado Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
      • Former names for Colorado Springs:
      • El Paso
      • Fountain Colony
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <2>
    • Fort Carson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Kelker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Kelker is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
    • Stratmoor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Stratmoor is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
    • Widefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cimarron Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Fountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Gleneagle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Canon City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Buckskin Joe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
    • Lincoln Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Brookside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Brookside is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Penrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Prospect Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
    • Florence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Rockvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Coal Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunset City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Lake George
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Guffey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Pueblo County
    • Stone City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Stone City is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City

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

Cemeteries Near Gillett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gillett.

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 Gillett - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gillett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gillett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Victor Sunnyside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor Sunnyside Cemetery
    • The Victor Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sunnsyside Cemetery
    • Victor City Cemetery
  • Fourmile Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Divide Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Florissant Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Paupers' Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Woodland Park Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rooks Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bouma / Briggs Grave
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 Gillett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gillett.

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

  • Manitou Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Mountain Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivywild
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ivywild is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywild
  • Colorado Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
    • Former names for Colorado Springs:
    • El Paso
    • Fountain Colony
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <2>
  • Kelker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Kelker is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
  • Pikeview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pikeview is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeview
  • Lake George
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Widefield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Elsmere
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Elsmere is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Canon City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Parkdale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkdale is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
  • Fountain
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Brookside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Brookside is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Monument
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmer Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Gillett ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gillett, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gillett.

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 Gillett:

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 Gillett, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gillett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.