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 Leal (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 Leal. 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.
Leal is located in Grand 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 Grand County: Boulder, Clear Creek, Eagle, Gilpin, Jackson, Larimer, Routt & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Leal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leal:
- Grand County (The home county of Leal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leal, with the one closest to Leal listed first.
- Winter Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fraser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Granby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kremmling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leal, with the one closest to Leal listed first.
- Eldora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Former names for Eldora:
- El Dora
- Eldorado
- Eldora has also been known as:
- Happy Valley
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Nederland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <1>
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leal, with the one closest to Leal listed first.
- Berthoud Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
- Berthoud Pass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Bakerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerville is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Silver Plume
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Empire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Mary's
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
- Silverdale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Alice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lawson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Downieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eagle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leal, with the one closest to Leal listed first.
- Bighorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bighorn is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
- Vail
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Red Cliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Pando ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leal, with the one closest to Leal listed first.
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- American City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Russell Gulch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Central City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Black Hawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rollinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Park County
- Webster ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leal, with the one closest to Leal listed first.
- Silverthorne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dillon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wildernest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keystone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Heeney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Frisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
- Rexford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rexford is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
- Wild Irishman has also been known as:
- Preston Mill
- Preston
- Breckenridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leal, see our County-by-County Page for Leal.
Cemeteries Near Leal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leal.
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 Leal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leal, with the one closest to Leal listed first.
- Burtcher Gravesite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtcher Gravesite
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burtcher Gravesite is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south of Parshall.
- Dillon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fraser Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cozens Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozens Cemetery
- The Cozens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cozens Ranch Cemetery
- Griffin Monument
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silverplume Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverplume Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverplume Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Silver Plume.
- The Silverplume Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Silver Plume Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324843 <3>
- Hot Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Empire Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Empire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57258 <3>
- Alvarado Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alvarado Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Alvarado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alvarado - Georgetown Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57149 <3>
- Old Georgetown Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Georgetown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Georgetown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Old Georgetown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722258 <3>
- Granby Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- King Family Cemetery
- The King Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Family Cemetery
- The King Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Troublesome Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2571525 <3>
- Dumont Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kremmling Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremmling Cemetery
- The Kremmling Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside 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.<4>
While we didn't find Leal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leal, with the one closest to Leal listed first.
- Dillon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keystone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Graymont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graymont is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
- Fraser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Plume
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Empire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Troublesome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Troublesome is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troublesome
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Breckenridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lawson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Lamartine ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leal.
Newspapers Published in Leal ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leal, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leal.
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 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 Leal:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Grand County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boulder County
- Clear Creek County
- Eagle County
- Gilpin County
- Park County
- Summit County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Leal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |