Our Genealogy Helper
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 Happy Canyon Ranches (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 Happy Canyon Ranches. 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 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.
Happy Canyon Ranches is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Arapahoe, El Paso, Elbert, Jefferson, Park & Teller.
Below are the counties that are near Happy Canyon Ranches. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Happy Canyon Ranches:
- Douglas County (The home county of Happy Canyon Ranches)
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Canyon Ranches, with the one closest to Happy Canyon Ranches listed first.
- Castle Pines North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
- Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
- Castle Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Founders Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Founders Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
- Sedalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pinery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pinery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pinery
- Carriage Club
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Lone Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stonegate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Franktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gateway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Grand View Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Canyon Ranches, with the one closest to Happy Canyon Ranches listed first.
- Friendly Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Hillcrest Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Village
- North Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Watkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adams City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- Berkley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Derby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Dupont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hidden Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Twin Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Welby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Welby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
- Western Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Western Hills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Sherrelwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Canyon Ranches, with the one closest to Happy Canyon Ranches listed first.
- Centennial
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Castlewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
- Foxfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Algonquin Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
- Cherry Knolls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
- Southglenn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southglenn is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southglenn
- Greenwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hills Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Columbine Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbine Valley is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,508 people
- Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Mar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Canyon Ranches, with the one closest to Happy Canyon Ranches listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Denver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- Sandown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- West Denver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Montbello
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- El Paso County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Canyon Ranches, with the one closest to Happy Canyon Ranches listed first.
- Palmer Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodmoor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
- Monument
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gleneagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
- Black Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eastonville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastonville is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Canyon Ranches, with the one closest to Happy Canyon Ranches listed first.
- Ponderosa Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
- Elizabeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kiowa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Canyon Ranches, with the one closest to Happy Canyon Ranches listed first.
- Archer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Columbine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
- Ken Caryl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dome Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
- Foxton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Foxton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxton
- Lakewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Forks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
- Sky Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Green Mountain Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edgewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aspen Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Happy Canyon Ranches, see our County-by-County Page for Happy Canyon Ranches.
Cemeteries Near Happy Canyon Ranches ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Happy Canyon Ranches.
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 Happy Canyon Ranches - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Happy Canyon Ranches covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Happy Canyon Ranches, with the one closest to Happy Canyon Ranches listed first.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fonder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franktown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
- J.S. Parker Cemetery
- James Sample Parker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722189 <2>
- Newlin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Melvin Lewis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lehow Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (52 more) ...
- Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Happy Canyon Ranches in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Happy Canyon Ranches.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Happy Canyon Ranches, with the one closest to Happy Canyon Ranches listed first.
- Castle Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sedalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Franktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Acequia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acequia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
- Archer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Larkspur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Platte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Platte is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Platte
- Greenland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Dome Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Happy Canyon Ranches. See our List of 1890's Communities around Happy Canyon Ranches.
Newspapers Published in Happy Canyon Ranches ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Happy Canyon Ranches.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Happy Canyon Ranches, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Happy Canyon Ranches.
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 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 Happy Canyon Ranches:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Arapahoe County
- Denver County
- El Paso County
- Elbert County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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 Happy Canyon Ranches, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Happy Canyon Ranches) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |