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Introduction ...

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

We've added Hamilton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hamilton, 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 Hamilton (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 Hamilton. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Hamilton is historic, it would have been located within present day Chaffee 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 Chaffee County: Fremont, Gunnison, Lake, Park, Pitkin & Saguache.

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

  • Chaffee County     (The home county of Hamilton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Winfield ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Chaffee County
    • Banker Mine ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
      • Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
      • Vicksburg has also been known as:
      • Vicksburg Mining Camp
    • Pine Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
      • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
    • Granite
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
      • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
    • Americus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Americus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
      • Americus is located in Chaffee County
    • Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
    • Iron City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Chaffee County
    • Buena Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <3>
    • Johnson Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Village
      • Johnson Village is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson Village <3>
    • Hancock ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Chaffee County
    • Nathrop
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
      • Nathrop is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathrop <3>
  • Gunnison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Pieplant ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pieplant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
      • Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
      • Pieplant has also been known as:
      • Pie Plant
      • Pieplant Mill
    • Abbeyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
      • Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
      • Former name for Abbeyville:
      • Hillerton
    • Tincup
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
      • Tincup is located in Gunnison County
    • Pitkin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ohio City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Whitepine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
      • Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
      • Whitepine has also been known as:
      • White Pine
    • Mount Crested Butte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Crested Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crested Butte
      • Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Almont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
      • Almont is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <3>
    • Bowerman ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerman
      • Bowerman is located in Gunnison County
      • Bowerman has also been known as:
      • Camp Bowerman
      • Nugget City
    • Crested Butte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Gothic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
      • Gothic is located in Gunnison County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Twin Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Low Pass ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Low Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
      • Low Pass is located in Lake County
    • Malta ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in Lake County
    • Leadville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Oro City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
      • Oro City is located in Lake County
  • Park County
    • Horseshoe ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horseshoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
      • Horseshoe is located in Park County
  • Pitkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Ruby ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Pitkin County
    • Independence ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Pitkin County
      • Independence has also been known as:
      • Chipeta
      • Farwell
      • Hunter's Pass
      • Mammoth City
      • Mount Hope
      • Sparkill
    • Ashcroft ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
      • Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
      • Former names for Ashcroft:
      • Castle Forks City
      • Chloride
    • Aspen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenado ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
      • Lenado is located in Pitkin County
    • Norrie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
      • Norrie is located in Pitkin County

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

Cemeteries Near Hamilton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamilton.

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

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

  • Windfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boothill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Tincup Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tincup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tincup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Granite Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pitkin Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leadville City Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville City Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville City Cemetery is located in Leadville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360743 <5>
  • Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <5>
  • Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Joseph Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <5>
  • Tomichi Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomichi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomichi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <5>
    • Jacks Cabin Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacks Cabin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacks Cabin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ohio City Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Winfield ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Winfield is located in Chaffee County
  • Tincup
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
    • Tincup is located in Gunnison County
  • Twin Lakes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
  • Granite
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Chaffee County
  • Americus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Americus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Americus is located in Chaffee County
  • Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
  • Romley ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley
    • Romley is located in Chaffee County
  • Alpine ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Chaffee County
  • Buena Vista
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <3>
  • Ashcroft ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
    • Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
    • Former names for Ashcroft:
    • Castle Forks City
    • Chloride
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Malta ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in Lake County
    • Pitkin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Nathrop
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
      • Nathrop is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathrop <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Hamilton ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamilton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamilton, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamilton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hamilton:

The official website for Chaffee County: www.chaffeecounty.org/

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

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 Hamilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hamilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9244, Longitude: -106.4589       In this case, the coordinates for Hamilton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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