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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 Glen Comfort (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 Glen Comfort. 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 and hospitals 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.

Glen Comfort is located in Larimer 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 Larimer County: Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Weld, Albany (WY) & Laramie (WY).

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

  • Larimer County     (The home county of Glen Comfort)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Comfort, with the one closest to Glen Comfort listed first.
    • Estes Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Park
      • Estes Park is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estes Park <2>
    • Glen Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Haven <2>
    • Drake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drake <2>
    • Big Elk Meadows
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Elk Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
      • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
    • Masonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Masonville is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masonville <2>
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
    • Berthoud
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Campion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
      • Campion is located in Larimer County
    • Loveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Bellvue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Collins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Boulder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Comfort, with the one closest to Glen Comfort listed first.
    • Noland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
    • Allenspark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenspark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenspark
      • Allenspark is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allenspark <2>
    • Lyons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Boulder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
    • Jamestown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hygiene
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hygiene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene
      • Hygiene is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hygiene <2>
    • Lazy Acres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Acres
      • Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County
    • Rowena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
      • Rowena is located in Boulder County
    • Gold Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
    • Ward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Boulder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <2>
    • Salina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
      • Salina is located in Boulder County
    • Sunshine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Boulder County
    • Longmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Comfort, with the one closest to Glen Comfort listed first.
    • Lulu City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lulu City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
      • Lulu City is located in Grand County
    • Grand Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
      • Grand Lake is located in Grand County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake <2>
    • Dutchtown ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dutchtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
      • Dutchtown is located in Grand County
  • Jackson County
    • Teller City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Teller City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teller City
      • Teller City is located in Jackson County
  • Weld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Comfort, with the one closest to Glen Comfort listed first.
    • Highland Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
      • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
    • Mead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Mead is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,003 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <2>
    • Johnstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Glen Comfort ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Comfort.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glen Comfort, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glen Comfort.

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 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 Glen Comfort:

Cemeteries Near Glen Comfort ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glen Comfort.

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

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

  • Community Church of the Rockies Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Church of the Rockies Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Church of the Rockies Cemetery
  • Charles D Miller Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charles D Miller Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charles D Miller Grave
  • MacGregor Ranch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the MacGregor Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the MacGregor Ranch Cemetery
  • St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church Cemetery
  • Elkhorn Lodge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhorn Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhorn Lodge Cemetery
  • St. Francis of Assisi Anglican Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleave - Griffith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleave - Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleave - Griffith Cemetery
  • Harris Wellcome Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Wellcome Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Wellcome Grave
  • Aspenglen Campground Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aspenglen Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspenglen Campground Cemetery
  • Estes Valley Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Valley Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Valley Memorial Gardens
  • Hupp Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hupp Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hupp Family Cemetery
  • Edwin Bradt Grave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwin Bradt Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwin Bradt Grave
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Tuxedo Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuxedo Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuxedo Park Cemetery
    • Ransom S Kendall Grave
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ransom S Kendall Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ransom S Kendall Grave
    • Herbert Richards Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herbert Richards Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herbert Richards Grave

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

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

  • Estes Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Park
    • Estes Park is located in Larimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estes Park <2>
  • Noland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
    • Noland is located in Boulder County
  • Lyons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
  • Stout ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Stout is located in Larimer County
  • Jamestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Altona ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
    • Altona is located in Boulder County
  • Hygiene
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hygiene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene
    • Hygiene is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hygiene <2>
  • Berthoud
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Loveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Springdale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Springdale is located in Boulder County
  • Highland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Boulder County
  • Bellvue
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Grand Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
      • Grand Lake is located in Grand County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake <2>
    • Gold Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
    • Fort Collins
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Glen Comfort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glen Comfort.

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

The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Glen Comfort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Comfort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3936, Longitude: -105.4403       In this case, the coordinates for Glen Comfort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Glen Comfort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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