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 Maryvale (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 Maryvale. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Maryvale 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 Maryvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maryvale:
- Grand County (The home county of Maryvale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryvale, with the one closest to Maryvale listed first.
- Fraser
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winter Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tabernash
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Granby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Sulphur Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryvale, with the one closest to Maryvale listed first.
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Eldora
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Nederland
(14 miles [22.5 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>
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tungsten is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Ward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecliffe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wondervu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
- Gold Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Crescent Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Wallstreet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wallstreet is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallstreet
- Allenspark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryvale, with the one closest to Maryvale listed first.
- Berthoud Pass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Saint Mary's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
- Berthoud Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
- Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Downieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Dumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryvale, with the one closest to Maryvale listed first.
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- American City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Rollinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Central City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Hawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Cottonwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryvale, with the one closest to Maryvale listed first.
- Coal Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Twin Spruce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- Bergen Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Park
- Larimer County
- Big Elk Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryvale, with the one closest to Maryvale listed first.
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Montezuma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Dillon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silverthorne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildernest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heeney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rexford ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rexford is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
- Frisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maryvale, see our County-by-County Page for Maryvale.
Cemeteries Near Maryvale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maryvale.
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 Maryvale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maryvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maryvale, with the one closest to Maryvale listed first.
- Cozens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozens Cemetery
- The Cozens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cozens Ranch Cemetery
- Fraser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Granby Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Empire Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Dumont Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Mtn. Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nederland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Griffin Monument
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Silverplume Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Gulch Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Maryvale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maryvale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maryvale, with the one closest to Maryvale listed first.
- Fraser
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Nederland
(14 miles [22.5 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>
- Dumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rollinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Graymont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Graymont is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
- Silver Plume
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lamartine ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Russell Gulch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Central City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Hawk
(18 miles [29 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 Maryvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maryvale.
Newspapers Published in Maryvale ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maryvale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maryvale, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maryvale.
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 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 Maryvale:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Grand County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boulder County
- Clear Creek County
- Gilpin County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Maryvale) 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 Maryvale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |