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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 Gowanda (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 Gowanda. 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.

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

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

  • Weld County     (The home county of Gowanda)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowanda, with the one closest to Gowanda listed first.
    • Platteville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Firestone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • Mead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Milliken
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Frederick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilcrest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dacono
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Johnstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Aristocrat Ranchettes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Lupton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowanda, with the one closest to Gowanda listed first.
    • Brighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Darlow ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Darlow is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
    • Little Texas ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Little Texas is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
    • Todd Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Todd Creek is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
    • Eastlake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Henderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Thornton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Northglenn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Commerce City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Federal Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Holiday Hills Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Derby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Derby is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Boulder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowanda, with the one closest to Gowanda listed first.
    • Pleasant View Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
    • Longmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Canfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Canfield is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Erie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Erie is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
    • Hygiene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Niwot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gunbarrel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
    • Lafayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lyons is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
    • Noland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
    • Louisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Valmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Valmont is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
  • Broomfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowanda, with the one closest to Gowanda listed first.
    • Broomfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Broomfield Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
  • Denver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowanda, with the one closest to Gowanda listed first.
    • Montbello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sandown is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowanda, with the one closest to Gowanda listed first.
    • Wallace Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
    • Oak Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Arvada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <1>
    • Lakeside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Mountain View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Larimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowanda, with the one closest to Gowanda listed first.
    • Berthoud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Campion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Campion is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
    • Loveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerns
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Kerns is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
    • Timnath
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
    • Masonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Collins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Drake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Big Elk Meadows
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows

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

Cemeteries Near Gowanda ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gowanda.

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

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

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

  • Burbridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
    • Former name for Mizpah Cemetery:
    • Sandhill Cemetery
  • Highlandlake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnstown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
    • Former names for Johnstown Cemetery:
    • Dilley Chapel Cemetery
    • Elwell Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Foothills Gardens of Memory
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Burlington Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hygiene Cemetery North
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hygiene Cemetery South
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene Cemetery South
    • The Hygiene Cemetery South has also been known as:
    • Hygiene South Cemetery
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Memorial Gardens
      • The Evergreen Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Cemetery
      • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
      • Evergreen Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57265 <2>
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<3>

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

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

  • Platteville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Highland Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
  • Fort Lupton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Longmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Saint Vrains
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
  • Berthoud
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dick is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
  • Canfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Canfield is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Erie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
  • Evans
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • La Salle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hygiene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Niwot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Gowanda ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gowanda.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gowanda, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gowanda.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Gowanda:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Gowanda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gowanda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.