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 Minturn (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 Minturn. 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.
Minturn is located in Eagle 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 Eagle County: Garfield, Grand, Lake, Pitkin, Routt & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Minturn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minturn:
- Eagle County (The home county of Minturn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Vail
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bighorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bighorn is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pando ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
- Climax ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Leadville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
- Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Park City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park City is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alma Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alma Junction is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
- Pitkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
- Biglow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biglow is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
- Norrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Meredith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
- Copper Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Frisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wildernest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
- Silverthorne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dillon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heeney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Breckenridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
- Wild Irishman has also been known as:
- Preston Mill
- Preston
- Blue River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Keystone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minturn, see our County-by-County Page for Minturn.
Cemeteries Near Minturn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minturn.
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 Minturn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minturn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
- River View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brett Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Park Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dillon Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <2>
- Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <2>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sheephorn Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Leadville City Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <2>
- McCoy Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Minturn had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Minturn had a population of 1,147 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Belden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belden is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Red Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pando ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Wolcott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Frisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Climax ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dillon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Norrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minturn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minturn.
Newspapers Published in Minturn ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minturn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minturn, 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 Minturn.
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 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 Minturn:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Eagle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- Park County
- Pitkin 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> | 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 Minturn, 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- Minturn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |