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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 Laporte (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 Laporte. 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 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.

Laporte is located in Larimer 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 Larimer County: Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Weld, Albany (WY) & Laramie (WY).

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

  • Larimer County     (The home county of Laporte)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laporte, with the one closest to Laporte listed first.
    • Bellvue
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
    • Fort Collins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Larimer County
    • Wellington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <1>
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
    • Masonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Masonville is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masonville <1>
    • Timnath
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timnath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timnath
      • Timnath is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,193 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timnath <1>
    • Livermore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kerns
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
      • Kerns is located in Larimer County
    • Bulger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger
      • Bulger is located in Larimer County
    • Loveland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <1>
    • Drake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drake <1>
  • Boulder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laporte, with the one closest to Laporte listed first.
    • Noland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
    • Lyons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Boulder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
    • Hygiene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hygiene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene
      • Hygiene is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hygiene <1>
  • Weld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laporte, with the one closest to Laporte listed first.
    • Severance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
      • Severance is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Severance <1>
    • Windsor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
      • Former names for Windsor:
      • New Liberty
      • New Windsor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
    • Nunn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn
      • Nunn is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunn <1>
    • Pierce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <1>
    • Dover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Weld County
    • Ault
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Carr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
      • Carr is located in Weld County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carr <1>
    • Eaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Johnstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Greeley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucerne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
      • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
    • Mead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Mead is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,003 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Laporte ...

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 Laporte.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laporte, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laporte.

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 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 Laporte:

Cemeteries Near Laporte ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laporte.

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

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

  • Laporte Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laporte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laporte Cemetery
  • U S Soldier Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the U S Soldier Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the U S Soldier Grave
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Reu Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reu Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reu Family Cemetery
  • Bardwell Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bardwell Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardwell Family Cemetery
  • Lory State Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lory State Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lory State Park Cemetery
  • Patterson Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Grave
  • Kinnison Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinnison Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinnison Family Cemetery
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittington Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittington Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittington Family Cemetery
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
  • Bania Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bania Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bania Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Williams Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Family Cemetery
    • Ralph Darby Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ralph Darby Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralph Darby Grave
    • Eddie Hale Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddie Hale Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddie Hale Grave

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 Laporte had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Bellvue
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stout ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Stout is located in Larimer County
  • Fort Collins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Timnath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timnath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timnath
    • Timnath is located in Larimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timnath <1>
  • Livermore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Loveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
    • Loveland is located in Larimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <1>
  • Windsor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
    • Former names for Windsor:
    • New Liberty
    • New Windsor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
  • Pierce
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
    • Pierce is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <1>
  • Dover
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Weld County
  • Berthoud
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Carr
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
    • Carr is located in Weld County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carr <1>
  • Eaton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hillsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
    • Estes Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Park
      • Estes Park is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estes Park <1>
    • Greeley
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Laporte. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laporte.

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

The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.co.us/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Laporte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laporte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6264, Longitude: -105.1378       In this case, the coordinates for Laporte have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Laporte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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