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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 Meeker Park (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 Meeker Park. 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 and hospitals 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.

Meeker Park is located in Boulder 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 Boulder County: Adams, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Larimer & Weld.

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

  • Boulder County     (The home county of Meeker Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeker Park, with the one closest to Meeker Park listed first.
    • Allenspark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ward is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <1>
    • Jamestown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lyons is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
    • Gold Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Rowena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rowena is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
    • Noland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
    • Lazy Acres
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Acres
    • Sunshine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunshine is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Salina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Salina is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
    • Wallstreet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallstreet is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallstreet
    • Caribou ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Caribou is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
      • Caribou has also been known as:
      • Caribou City
    • Hygiene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Clear Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeker Park, with the one closest to Meeker Park listed first.
    • Alice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Alice is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Saint Mary's
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
  • Gilpin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeker Park, with the one closest to Meeker Park listed first.
    • Rollinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • American City is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
    • Apex ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Apex is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Kingston ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Kingston is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Black Hawk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Central City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Nevadaville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
      • Nevadaville has also been known as:
      • Bald Mountain
      • Nevada City
  • Grand County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeker Park, with the one closest to Meeker Park listed first.
    • Grand Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lulu City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lulu City is located in Grand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
    • Dutchtown ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Dutchtown is located in Grand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
    • Granby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Tabernash
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Fraser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County
    • Teller City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Teller City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teller City
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeker Park, with the one closest to Meeker Park listed first.
    • Coal Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Twin Spruce
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
  • Larimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeker Park, with the one closest to Meeker Park listed first.
    • Big Elk Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
    • Estes Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Glen Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Drake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Berthoud
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Masonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Campion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Campion is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
    • Loveland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Weld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeker Park, with the one closest to Meeker Park listed first.
    • Highland Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • Mead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Meeker Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meeker Park.

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 Meeker Park - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meeker Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<2>

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

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

  • Estes Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Springdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Springdale is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Gold Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Lyons
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lyons is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
  • Sunset ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sunset is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Sunshine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunshine is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Altona ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Altona is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Noland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Noland is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
  • Salina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Salina is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
  • Grand Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sugarloaf
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Crisman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Crisman is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
    • Caribou ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Caribou is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
      • Caribou has also been known as:
      • Caribou City
    • Nederland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Meeker Park ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meeker Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meeker Park, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meeker Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Meeker Park:

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>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 Meeker Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Meeker Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.