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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 Laird (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 Laird. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Laird is located in Yuma 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 Yuma County: Kit Carson, Logan, Phillips, Washington, Cheyenne (KS), Chase (NE) & Dundy (NE).

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

  • Yuma County     (The home county of Laird)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laird, with the one closest to Laird listed first.
    • Wray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eckley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Idalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
      • Idalia is located in Yuma County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idalia <1>
  • Cheyenne County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laird, with the one closest to Laird listed first.
    • Saint Francis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheeler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
  • Chase County (NE)
    • Crete
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
      • Crete is located in Chase County (NE)
  • Dundy County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laird, with the one closest to Laird listed first.
    • Haigler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Parks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Benkelman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Laird ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laird.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laird, 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 Laird.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Laird:

Cemeteries Near Laird ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laird.

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

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

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Laird.
    • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanshaw Cemetery
    • Laird Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261623 <4>
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Wray.
    • The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wray Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #231807 <4>
  • Long Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Family Cemetery
  • Haigler Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Vernon.
    • The Glendale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vernon Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57303 <4>
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
  • Triangle Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Triangle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Triangle Cemetery
  • German Plains Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Plains Cemetery
  • Hope Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clough Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clough Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clough Valley Cemetery
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Hackberry Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackberry Cemetery
    • Parks Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Armel Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armel 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Laird had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Wray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Haigler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Robb
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
    • Robb is located in Yuma County
  • Eckley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Saint Francis
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laird) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laird. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0826, Longitude: -102.1028    
<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 Laird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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