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 Hygiene (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 Hygiene. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Hygiene is located in Boulder 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 Boulder County: Adams, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Larimer & Weld.
Below are the counties that are near Hygiene. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hygiene:
- Boulder County (The home county of Hygiene)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hygiene, with the one closest to Hygiene listed first.
- Longmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Noland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Niwot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gunbarrel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Pleasant View Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Valmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Lazy Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Acres
- Erie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hygiene, with the one closest to Hygiene listed first.
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Eastlake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northglenn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Thornton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hidden Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hygiene, with the one closest to Hygiene listed first.
- Broomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broomfield Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hygiene, with the one closest to Hygiene listed first.
- Rollinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- American City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hygiene, with the one closest to Hygiene listed first.
- Wallace Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Coal Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Twin Spruce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- Oak Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Arvada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Applewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Applewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Lakeside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Wheat Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Larimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hygiene, with the one closest to Hygiene listed first.
- Berthoud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campion is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
- Big Elk Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Loveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Drake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Horsetooth Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
- Estes Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stout ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Kerns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kerns is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
- Timnath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hygiene, with the one closest to Hygiene listed first.
- Highland Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Mead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Firestone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dacono
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Platteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Milliken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lupton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wattenberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hygiene, see our County-by-County Page for Hygiene.
Cemeteries Near Hygiene ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hygiene.
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 Hygiene - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hygiene covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hygiene, with the one closest to Hygiene listed first.
- Hygiene Cemetery South
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene Cemetery South
- The Hygiene Cemetery South has also been known as:
- Hygiene South Cemetery
- Hygiene Cemetery North
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ryssby Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weisner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Niwot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foothills Gardens of Memory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlie Stevens Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highlandlake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (91 more) ...
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valmont Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hygiene had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hygiene, with the one closest to Hygiene listed first.
- Longmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Altona ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altona is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Niwot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Noland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Highland Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Berthoud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Valmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Erie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Salina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hygiene. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hygiene.
Newspapers Published in Hygiene ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hygiene.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hygiene, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hygiene.
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 Hygiene:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Boulder County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Broomfield 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> | 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 Hygiene, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hygiene) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |