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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Leavick. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Leavick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leavick, please Contact Us.
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 Leavick (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 Leavick. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Leavick is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Leavick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leavick:
- Park County (The home county of Leavick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leavick, with the one closest to Leavick listed first.
- Horseshoe ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Park City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Alma Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alma Junction is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
- Alma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Como
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pike - San Isabel Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webster ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Chaffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leavick, with the one closest to Leavick listed first.
- Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Granite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Vicksburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg has also been known as:
- Vicksburg Mining Camp
- Americus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Americus is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Banker Mine ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
- Winfield ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Johnson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leavick, with the one closest to Leavick listed first.
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Pando ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Red Cliff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Minturn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Troutville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Troutville is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Gunnison County
- Pieplant ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
- Pieplant has also been known as:
- Pie Plant
- Pieplant Mill
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leavick, with the one closest to Leavick listed first.
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Leadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Low Pass ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Low Pass is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
- Malta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Climax ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Twin Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pitkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leavick, with the one closest to Leavick listed first.
- Independence ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence has also been known as:
- Chipeta
- Farwell
- Hunter's Pass
- Mammoth City
- Mount Hope
- Sparkill
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Norrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Biglow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Biglow is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leavick, with the one closest to Leavick listed first.
- Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Blue River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blue River is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Dyersville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dyersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
- Breckenridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Copper Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
- Frisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rexford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rexford is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Dillon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Keystone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leavick, see our County-by-County Page for Leavick.
Cemeteries Near Leavick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leavick.
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 Leavick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leavick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leavick, with the one closest to Leavick listed first.
- Park City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Fairplay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <3>
- Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <3>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <3>
- Leadville City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Granite Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buffalo Springs Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Como Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windfield Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Leavick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leavick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leavick, with the one closest to Leavick listed first.
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birdseye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birdseye is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Leadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Climax ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Granite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garo is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garo
- Twin Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Como
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leavick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leavick.
Newspapers Published in Leavick ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leavick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leavick, 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 Leavick.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Leavick:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Park County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chaffee County
- Eagle County
- Gunnison County
- Lake County
- Pitkin County
- Summit County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Leavick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leavick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |