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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 Lake George (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 Lake George. 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.

Name Variations for Lake George ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake George: Lk. George

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake George. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake George.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Lake George is located in Park 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 Park County: Chaffee, Clear Creek, Douglas, Fremont, Jefferson, Lake, Summit & Teller.

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

  • Park County     (The home county of Lake George)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake George, with the one closest to Lake George listed first.
    • Guffey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pike - San Isabel Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hartsel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bailey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake George, with the one closest to Lake George listed first.
    • Westcreek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Westcreek is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcreek
    • Perry Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Perry Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
    • Twin Cedars ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Twin Cedars is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cedars
    • Larkspur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake George, with the one closest to Lake George listed first.
    • Crystola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Crystola is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
    • Green Mountain Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Chipita Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cascade
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Manitou Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Palmer Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Monument
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Gleneagle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
    • Woodmoor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
    • Colorado Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
      • 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 <1>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake George, with the one closest to Lake George listed first.
    • Buffalo Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Crossons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
    • Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Teller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake George, with the one closest to Lake George listed first.
    • Florissant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Divide
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Woodland Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cripple Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Independence is located in Teller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Goldfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Goldfield is located in Teller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
    • Victor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Lake George ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake George.

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 Lake George - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake George covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lake George Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rocky Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Florissant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildhorn Ranch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fourmile Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Divide Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rooks Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Templeton Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
    • The Templeton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pioneer Cemetery
  • Woodland Park Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Farnum Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Gillett Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Phelps Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Victor Sunnyside Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor Sunnyside Cemetery
      • The Victor Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sunnsyside Cemetery
      • Victor City 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lake George had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Green Mountain Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hartsel
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Manitou Springs
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Palmer Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Monument
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo Creek
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Pikeview
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pikeview is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeview
  • Pine
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Crossons
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
  • Garo ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Garo is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garo

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

Newspapers Published in Lake George ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake George.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lake George:

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 Lake George, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lake George) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.