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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 Limon (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 Limon. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Limon is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Crowley, El Paso, Elbert, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Pueblo & Washington.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Limon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limon, with the one closest to Limon listed first.
    • Genoa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hugo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bovina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
      • Bovina is located in Lincoln County
      • Former name for Bovina:
      • Bo Vina
    • Arriba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Arapahoe County
  • El Paso County
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limon, with the one closest to Limon listed first.
    • Matheson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matheson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
      • Matheson is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matheson <1>
    • Agate
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Simla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Limon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Limon.

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

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

  • Pershing Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pershing Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pershing Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Limon Mennonite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limon Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limon Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • River Bend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunkers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Genoa Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genoa Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Genoa Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Genoa Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genoa Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Genoa Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walks Camp Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walks Camp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walks Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hugo Evergreen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hugo Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hugo Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doctor A H Coulson Grave
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doctor A H Coulson Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doctor A H Coulson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Hugo Old Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hugo Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hugo Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parker Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bovina Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bovina Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bovina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find Limon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Limon.

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

  • Cedar Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point is located in Elbert County
  • Hugo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bovina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Bovina is located in Lincoln County
    • Former name for Bovina:
    • Bo Vina
  • Agate
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Arriba
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Ramah
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Limon ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Limon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Limon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Limon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Limon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Limon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Limon:

The official website for Limon: www.townoflimon.com/

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>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 Limon, 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 from Point A (ie- Limon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Limon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2667, Longitude: -103.6906    









 

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This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025