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 Hidden Village (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 Hidden Village. 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.
Name Variations for Hidden Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hidden Village: Hidden Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hidden Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hidden Village.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hidden Village 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 Hidden Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hidden Village:
- Douglas County (The home county of Hidden Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Village, with the one closest to Hidden Village listed first.
- The Pinery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pinery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pinery
- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Cherry Creek Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Franktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonegate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Cottonwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Grand View Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Founders Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Founders Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
- Lone Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Pines North
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Village, with the one closest to Hidden Village listed first.
- Friendly Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Hillcrest Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Village
- Watkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bennett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Strasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- North Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Berkley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Derby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Dupont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hidden Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Twin Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Village, with the one closest to Hidden Village listed first.
- Foxfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
- Centennial
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Castlewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
- Cherry Knolls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
- Greenwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southglenn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southglenn is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southglenn
- Sableridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Somerset Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Village
- Settlers Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Hallcrafts Village East
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hills Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Havana Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Village, with the one closest to Hidden Village listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Montbello
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sandown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Denver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- West Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- El Paso County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Village, with the one closest to Hidden Village listed first.
- Monument
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
- Palmer Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eastonville is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
- Gleneagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Village, with the one closest to Hidden Village listed first.
- Ponderosa Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kiowa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fondis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fondis is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fondis
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Village, with the one closest to Hidden Village listed first.
- Archer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Columbine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
- Ken Caryl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dome Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
- Edgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mountain Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Foxton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Foxton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxton
- Twin Forks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
- Sky Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hidden Village, see our County-by-County Page for Hidden Village.
Cemeteries Near Hidden Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hidden Village.
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 Hidden Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hidden Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hidden Village, with the one closest to Hidden Village listed first.
- Fonder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franktown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin Lewis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Running Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kiowa Old Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (38 more) ...
- Hungate Memorial
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Hidden Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hidden Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hidden Village, with the one closest to Hidden Village listed first.
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kiowa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Acequia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Acequia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
- Larkspur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Littleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Archer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hidden Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hidden Village.
Newspapers Published in Hidden Village ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hidden Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hidden Village, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hidden Village.
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 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 Hidden Village:
- 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 Hidden Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hidden Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |