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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 Iliff (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 Iliff. 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.

Iliff is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, Yuma, Cheyenne (NE) & Kimball (NE).

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

  • Logan County     (The home county of Iliff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iliff, with the one closest to Iliff listed first.
    • Padroni
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Buchanan ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
      • Buchanan is located in Logan County
    • Sterling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
    • Fleming
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
      • Fleming is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleming <1>
    • Peetz
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Crook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Leroy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
      • Leroy is located in Logan County
    • Atwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dailey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
      • Dailey is located in Logan County
    • Saint Petersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg
      • Saint Petersburg is located in Logan County
    • Red Lion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
      • Red Lion is located in Logan County
    • Merino
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Willard ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Logan County
  • Phillips County
    • Haxtun
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haxtun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haxtun
      • Haxtun is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haxtun <1>
  • Sedgwick County
    • Sedgwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
      • Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <1>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iliff, with the one closest to Iliff listed first.
    • Burdett ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Washington County
    • Leslie ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Washington County
    • Lone Star ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Lone Star is located in Washington County
    • Messex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messex
      • Messex is located in Washington County
  • Weld County
    • Avalo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalo
      • Avalo is located in Weld County
      • Former name for Avalo:
      • Greasewood Flats
  • Cheyenne County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iliff, with the one closest to Iliff listed first.
    • Lorenzo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
      • Lorenzo is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
    • Sidney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • Brownson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson
      • Brownson is located in Cheyenne County (NE)

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

Newspapers Published in Iliff ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Iliff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Iliff, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Iliff.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Iliff:

Cemeteries Near Iliff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iliff.

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

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

  • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
  • Fleming Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Cemetery
  • Peetz Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peetz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peetz Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Leroy Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leroy Cemetery
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
  • Kelly Community Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Community Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Barber Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
  • Grave of Susanna Alderdice
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave of Susanna Alderdice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave of Susanna Alderdice
  • Summit Springs Battlefield Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Springs Battlefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Springs Battlefield Cemetery
  • New Haven Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Haven Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Grand Prairie Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    • Merino Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merino Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Iliff had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Iliff had a population of 272 people.

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

  • Galien
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
    • Galien is located in Logan County
  • Proctor ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Logan County
  • Sterling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
  • Fleming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
    • Fleming is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleming <1>
  • Crook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Atwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Leroy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Logan County
  • Red Lion
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Red Lion is located in Logan County
  • Merino
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Haxtun
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haxtun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haxtun
    • Haxtun is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haxtun <1>
  • Willard ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Willard is located in Logan County
  • Sidney
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Burdett ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Washington County
    • Leslie ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Washington County
    • Colton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
      • Colton is located in Cheyenne County (NE)

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

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

The official website for Logan County: www.loganco.gov/

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

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 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.
<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>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- Iliff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Iliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7599, Longitude: -103.0650    
<5>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.
<6>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 Iliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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