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Introduction ...

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Haver is historic, it would have been located within present day Park 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 Park County: Chaffee, Clear Creek, Douglas, Fremont, Jefferson, Lake, Summit & Teller.

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

  • Park County     (The home county of Haver)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haver, with the one closest to Haver listed first.
    • Hartsel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pike - San Isabel Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairplay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Horseshoe ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Horseshoe is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
    • Alma Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Alma Junction is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
    • Alma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Park City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Park City is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
    • Como
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Guffey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake George
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Chaffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haver, with the one closest to Haver listed first.
    • Americus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Americus is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Buena Vista
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Nathrop
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Granite
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
    • Turret ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Turret is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Vicksburg has also been known as:
      • Vicksburg Mining Camp
    • Browns Canon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
    • Banker Mine ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
    • Belleview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haver, with the one closest to Haver listed first.
    • Low Pass ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Low Pass is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
    • Oro City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oro City is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
    • Twin Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Leadville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Malta ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Malta is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta

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

Cemeteries Near Haver ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haver.

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

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

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

  • Buffalo Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartsel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairplay Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Fairplay Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Granite Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Buckskin Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Park City Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Como Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Windfield Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Farnum Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bordenville Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 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.

Haver itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Hartsel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Garo ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Garo is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garo
  • Americus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Americus is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Riverside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Riverside is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Buena Vista
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Nathrop
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairplay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Granite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Alma
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Como
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Alpine ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpine is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Browns Canon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
    • Oro City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oro City is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
    • Twin Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Haver ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haver.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haver, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haver.

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 websites either 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 Haver:

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 Haver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Haver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.