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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 Goldfield (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 Goldfield. 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.

Name Variations for Goldfield ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Gold Field.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Goldfield is located in Teller 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 Teller County: Douglas, El Paso, Fremont, Jefferson & Park.

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

  • Teller County     (The home county of Goldfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldfield, with the one closest to Goldfield listed first.
    • Independence ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Teller County
    • Victor
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cripple Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Divide
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
      • Divide is located in Teller County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <2>
    • Florissant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florissant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
      • Florissant is located in Teller County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florissant <2>
    • Woodland Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in Teller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <2>
  • Douglas County
    • Westcreek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcreek
      • Westcreek is located in Douglas County
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldfield, with the one closest to Goldfield listed first.
    • Manitou Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cascade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chipita Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Mountain Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Crystola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
      • Crystola is located in El Paso County
    • Fort Carson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Colorado Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
      • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
      • 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>
    • Stratmoor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
      • Stratmoor is located in El Paso County
    • Widefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Fountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <2>
    • Cimarron Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Hills
      • Cimarron Hills is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron Hills <2>
    • Gleneagle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleneagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
      • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
    • Monument
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldfield, with the one closest to Goldfield listed first.
    • Canon City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Buckskin Joe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
    • Lincoln Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
    • Penrose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Brookside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Prospect Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
      • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
    • Florence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Coal Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Rockvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sunset City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
      • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldfield, with the one closest to Goldfield listed first.
    • Lake George
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
      • Lake George is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <2>
    • Guffey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guffey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
      • Guffey is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guffey <2>
  • Pueblo County
    • Stone City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Pueblo County

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

Newspapers Published in Goldfield ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goldfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goldfield, 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 Goldfield.

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 Goldfield:

Cemeteries Near Goldfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goldfield.

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

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

  • Victor Sunnyside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Victor Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sunnsyside Cemetery
    • Victor City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victor Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Gillett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gillett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillett Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Spring Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fourmile Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Upper Beaver Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Beaver Cemetery
  • Henry Harkins Gravesite
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henry Harkins Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Harkins Gravesite
  • Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Bouma / Briggs Grave
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bouma / Briggs Grave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bouma / Briggs Grave
  • Crystal Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Florissant Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Paupers' Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Divide Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Manitou Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivywild
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivywild have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywild
    • Ivywild is located in El Paso County
  • Green Mountain Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Colorado Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
    • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
    • 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>
  • Canon City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kelker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
    • Kelker is located in El Paso County
  • Parkdale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
    • Parkdale is located in Fremont County
  • Brookside
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Brookside is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Widefield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Pikeview
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeview
    • Pikeview is located in El Paso County
  • Lake George
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
    • Lake George is located in Park County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <2>
  • Florence
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Williamsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Fountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <2>
    • Chandler ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Chandler is located in Fremont County

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

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

The official website for Teller County: www.co.teller.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goldfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goldfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7180, Longitude: -105.1260    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Goldfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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