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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 Gypsum (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 Gypsum. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Gypsum is located in Eagle 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 Eagle County: Garfield, Grand, Lake, Pitkin, Routt & Summit.

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

  • Eagle County     (The home county of Gypsum)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gypsum, with the one closest to Gypsum listed first.
    • Eagle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wolcott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <1>
    • Burns
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Burns is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <1>
    • Edwards
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <1>
    • El Jebel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Basalt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
      • Basalt is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
      • Former names for Basalt:
      • Aspen Junction
      • Fryingpan Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <1>
    • Bond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McCoy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
      • McCoy is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCoy <1>
    • Troutville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
      • Troutville is located in Eagle County
    • Avon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
    • Beaver Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Minturn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Minturn is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <1>
    • Astor City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
      • Astor City is located in Eagle County
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gypsum, with the one closest to Gypsum listed first.
    • Cardiff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
    • Glenwood Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Carbondale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carbonate ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
      • Carbonate is located in Garfield County
    • Chacra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacra
      • Chacra is located in Garfield County
  • Pitkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gypsum, with the one closest to Gypsum listed first.
    • Snowmass
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Meredith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomasville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
    • Woody Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Biglow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biglow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
      • Biglow is located in Pitkin County
    • Norrie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
      • Norrie is located in Pitkin County
    • Lenado ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
      • Lenado is located in Pitkin County
    • Snowmass Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Routt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gypsum, with the one closest to Gypsum listed first.
    • Egeria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
      • Egeria is located in Routt County
    • Toponas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Gypsum ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gypsum.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gypsum, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gypsum.

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 Gypsum:

Cemeteries Near Gypsum ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gypsum.

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

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

  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Dotsero Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotsero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotsero Cemetery
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
  • Brett Family Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brett Family Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
  • Rosebud Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosebud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebud Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
  • Carbondale Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carbondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbondale Cemetery
  • Wheatley Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatley Cemetery
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
  • Marion Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Cemetery
  • River View Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gypsum had a population of 129 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gypsum had a population of 7,304 people.

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

  • Dotsero
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dotsero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsero
    • Dotsero is located in Eagle County
  • Eagle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shoshone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoshone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
    • Shoshone is located in Garfield County
  • Wolcott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
    • Wolcott is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <1>
  • Edwards
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <1>
  • Basalt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
    • Basalt is located in Eagle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
    • Former names for Basalt:
    • Aspen Junction
    • Fryingpan Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <1>
  • Emma
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
    • Emma is located in Pitkin County
  • Ruedi ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruedi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
    • Ruedi is located in Eagle County
  • Glenwood Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Cardiff
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
  • Cattle Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
    • Cattle Creek is located in Garfield County
  • Satank
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satank
    • Satank is located in Garfield County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Carbondale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McCoy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
      • McCoy is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCoy <1>
    • Thomasville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Pitkin County

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

The official website for Gypsum: www.townofgypsum.com/

The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gypsum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gypsum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6447, Longitude: -106.9492    
<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 Gypsum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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