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 Henderson (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 Henderson. 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 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.
Henderson is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Jefferson, Morgan, Washington & Weld.
Below are the counties that are near Henderson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henderson:
- Adams County (The home county of Henderson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Todd Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Thornton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eastlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Derby
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Dupont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Commerce City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Northglenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adams City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- Welby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Altura
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Altura is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colfax Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
- Old Towne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hallcrafts Village East
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Havana Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Settlers Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Sableridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Somerset Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Somerset Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Village
- Cherry Hills Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Superior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Gunbarrel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Niwot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Longmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boulder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Broomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Broomfield Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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 Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Montbello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Cherry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- West Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Acres Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Gateway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Highlands Ranch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meridian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Carriage Club
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Grand View Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Heritage Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lone Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stonegate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Parker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Gilpin County
- Cottonwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Wallace Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Arvada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Oak Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Wheat Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Lakewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- East Pleasant View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- Larimer County
- Berthoud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Wattenberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Lochbuie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lochbuie is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
- Dacono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Lupton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Frederick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Firestone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Platteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Keenesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henderson, see our County-by-County Page for Henderson.
Cemeteries Near Henderson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henderson.
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 Henderson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henderson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- St. Clair Ross Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olinger Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olinger Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Thornton.
- The Olinger Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #453365 <2>
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Broomfield County Commons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belleview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belleview Cemetery is located in Westminster.
- The Belleview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pillar of Fire Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143601 <2>
- Continue List (61 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Henderson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Henderson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Cotton Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Dick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Saint Vrains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
- Broomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Semper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Semper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semper
- Fort Lupton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arvada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Canfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Sullivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henderson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henderson.
Newspapers Published in Henderson ...
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 404 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henderson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henderson, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henderson.
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 Henderson:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- Gilpin County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer County
- Weld 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Henderson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Henderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |