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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 Mineral Hot Springs (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 Mineral Hot Springs. 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.

Name Variations for Mineral Hot Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mineral Hot Springs: Mineral Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Mineral Hot Spngs. or Mineral Hot Sprngs.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals and 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.

Mineral Hot Springs is located in Saguache 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 Saguache County: Alamosa, Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Mineral & Rio Grande.

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

  • Saguache County     (The home county of Mineral Hot Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Hot Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Hot Springs listed first.
    • Villa Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Moffat
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saguache
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonanza
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonanza is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
    • Kerper City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kerper City is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerper City
    • Spook City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Spook City is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook City
    • Crestone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Duncan ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Duncan is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Liberty ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Alamosa County
    • Hooper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Chaffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Hot Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Hot Springs listed first.
    • Mears Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
    • Cleora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cleora is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
    • Poncha Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Salida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Belleview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Maysville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Maysville is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Hot Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Hot Springs listed first.
    • Ula ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ula is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
    • Westcliffe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Silver Cliff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Hot Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Hot Springs listed first.
    • Coaldale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vallie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vallie is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
    • Hillside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Calcite ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Calcite is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
    • Howard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cotopaxi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Wellsville is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Echo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Echo is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Rio Grande County
    • Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Center is located in Rio Grande County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Mineral Hot Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mineral Hot Springs.

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 Mineral Hot Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mirage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cotton Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Villa Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Whites Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Campo Santo Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pines Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
    • The Pines Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cusacks Cemetery Of The Pines
  • The Pines Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Teton Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ula Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...

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 Mineral Hot Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mineral Hot Springs.

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

  • Villa Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Moffat
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Saguache
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonanza
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonanza is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Alder ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alder is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
  • Coaldale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crestone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vallie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vallie is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
  • Cotopaxi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mears Junction
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
  • Wellsville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wellsville is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Cleora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cleora is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
    • Chester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chester is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Poncha Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Mineral Hot Springs ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral Hot Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mineral Hot Springs, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mineral Hot Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mineral Hot Springs:

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 Mineral Hot Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineral Hot Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.