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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 La Foret (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 La Foret. 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 and 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.

La Foret is located in El Paso 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 El Paso County: Crowley, Douglas, Elbert, Fremont, Lincoln, Pueblo & Teller.

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

  • El Paso County     (The home county of La Foret)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Foret, with the one closest to La Foret listed first.
    • Black Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
      • Black Forest is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Forest <2>
    • Gleneagle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleneagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
      • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
    • Falcon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastonville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
      • Eastonville is located in El Paso County
    • Monument
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodmoor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
      • Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
    • Cimarron Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Hills
      • Cimarron Hills is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron Hills <2>
    • Peyton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peyton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
      • Peyton is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peyton <2>
    • Palmer Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Lake
      • Palmer Lake is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer Lake <2>
    • Colorado Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
      • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
      • Former names for Colorado Springs:
      • El Paso
      • Fountain Colony
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <2>
    • Cascade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Manitou Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Foret, with the one closest to La Foret listed first.
    • Larkspur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkspur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
      • Larkspur is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <2>
    • Perry Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
      • Perry Park is located in Douglas County
    • Founders Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Founders Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
      • Founders Village is located in Douglas County
    • Westcreek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcreek
      • Westcreek is located in Douglas County
    • Castle Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Franktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • The Pinery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pinery
      • The Pinery is located in Douglas County
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Foret, with the one closest to La Foret listed first.
    • Elbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fondis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fondis
      • Fondis is located in Elbert County
    • Elizabeth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Elbert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
    • Kiowa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Elbert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <2>
    • Ponderosa Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
      • Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
  • Teller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Foret, with the one closest to La Foret listed first.
    • Woodland Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in Teller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <2>
    • Divide
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
      • Divide is located in Teller County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <2>
    • Goldfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
      • Goldfield is located in Teller County
    • Independence ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Teller County
    • Cripple Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Victor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in La Foret ...

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 172 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Foret.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Foret, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Foret.

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 La Foret:

Cemeteries Near La Foret ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Foret.

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

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

  • St. Benedict Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Benedict Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedict Cemetery
  • Eastonville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Eastonville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shadeland Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastonville Cemetery
  • Table Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Table Rock Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Monument.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Table Rock Cemetery
  • United States Air Force Academy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Capps Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Capps Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capps Cemetery
  • St. Matthias Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • The Church of the Woodmoor Columbarium
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Church of the Woodmoor Columbarium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Church of the Woodmoor Columbarium
  • Mt. St. Francis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluff Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of Monument.
    • The Bluff Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evans Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Cemetery
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
  • Monument Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Park Memorial
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Peyton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • James Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James 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.<5>

While we didn't find La Foret in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of La Foret.

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

  • Falcon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeview
    • Pikeview is located in El Paso County
  • Eastonville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
    • Eastonville is located in El Paso County
  • Elsmere
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
    • Elsmere is located in El Paso County
  • Monument
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peyton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peyton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
    • Peyton is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peyton <2>
  • Palmer Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Lake
    • Palmer Lake is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer Lake <2>
  • Colorado Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
    • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
    • Former names for Colorado Springs:
    • El Paso
    • Fountain Colony
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <2>
  • Greenland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Douglas County
  • Manitou Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivywild
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivywild have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywild
    • Ivywild is located in El Paso County
  • Kelker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
    • Kelker is located in El Paso County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Green Mountain Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Elbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Larkspur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkspur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
      • Larkspur is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <2>

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

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

The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Foret) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Foret. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0094, Longitude: -104.7144       In this case, the coordinates for La Foret have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 La Foret, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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