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 Manila (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 Manila. 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 and 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.
Manila is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Jefferson, Morgan, Washington & Weld.
Below are the counties that are near Manila. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manila:
- Adams County (The home county of Manila)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Bennett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Watkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Strasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friendly Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Hillcrest Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Village
- Commerce City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comanche ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Comanche is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
- Derby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Dupont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adams City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- Welby
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Welby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Somerset Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Somerset Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Village
- Altura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Altura is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Settlers Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Byers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sableridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Hallcrafts Village East
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old Towne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Foxfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Colfax Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
- Havana Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Algonquin Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
- Centennial
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Montbello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sandown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Cherry Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- West Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Cottonwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Pine Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Parker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grand View Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Stonegate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Cherry Creek Highlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Heritage Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- The Pinery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pinery
- Acres Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gateway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Lone Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carriage Club
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Ponderosa Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kiowa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Edgewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Lakewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wheat Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arvada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- Hoyt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoyt is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Lochbuie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lochbuie is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Johnson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Johnson is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Keenesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wattenberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lupton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roggen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manila, see our County-by-County Page for Manila.
Cemeteries Near Manila ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manila.
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 Manila - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manila covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Mt. View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Running Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Simeon Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Thornton.
- The Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57246 <2>
- Remember The Ten Crash Site Memorial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Byers Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Byers Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Byers.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #163031 <2>
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Lewis Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newlin Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Parker Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
- J.S. Parker Cemetery
- James Sample Parker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722189 <2>
- Miller Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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 Manila in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manila.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Byers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sullivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Parker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- West Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Trail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Lupton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Littleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kiowa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manila. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manila.
Newspapers Published in Manila ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manila.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manila, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manila.
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 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 Manila:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arapahoe County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- Elbert County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan County
- Weld 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> | 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 Manila, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manila) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |