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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 Hotchkiss (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 Hotchkiss. 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.

Hotchkiss is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Gunnison, Mesa & Montrose.

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

  • Delta County     (The home county of Hotchkiss)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hotchkiss, with the one closest to Hotchkiss listed first.
    • Lazear
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazear
      • Lazear is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazear <2>
    • Paonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Bowie is located in Delta County
      • Former names for Bowie:
      • Reading
      • Wauneta
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bowie
      • From Hotchkiss to Bowie
    • Austin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <2>
    • Cedaredge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eckert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Orchard City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
      • Orchard City is located in Delta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,242 people
    • Cory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
      • Cory is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cory <2>
    • Delta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North Delta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Grand Mesa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Roubideau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roubideau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
      • Roubideau is located in Delta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roubideau
      • From Hotchkiss to Roubideau
  • Gunnison County
    • Somerset
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
  • Montrose County

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

Cemeteries Near Hotchkiss ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hotchkiss.

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

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

  • Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crim Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedaredge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eckert Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eckert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eckert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Read Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Read Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Read Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cory Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Somerset Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somerset Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Somerset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mesa View Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesa View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mesa View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Delta Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ash Mesa Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Mesa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Mesa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hotchkiss had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hotchkiss had a population of 928 people.

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

  • Crawford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Paonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Maher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chipeta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipeta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipeta
    • Chipeta is located in Delta County
  • Delta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fairview
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Montrose County
  • Cedar Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County
  • Roubideau
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roubideau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
    • Roubideau is located in Delta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roubideau
    • From Hotchkiss to Roubideau
  • Montrose
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Cimarron
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Uncompahgre
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Escalante
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escalante. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
    • Escalante is located in Delta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Escalante
    • From Hotchkiss to Escalante

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

Newspapers Published in Hotchkiss ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hotchkiss.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hotchkiss, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hotchkiss.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hotchkiss:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hotchkiss. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hotchkiss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Hotchkiss) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hotchkiss. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8008, Longitude: -107.7193    









 

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