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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 Mishawaka (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 Mishawaka. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Mishawaka is located in Larimer County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Larimer County: Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Weld, Albany (WY) & Laramie (WY).

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

  • Larimer County     (The home county of Mishawaka)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
    • Bellvue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Livermore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rustic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
      • Rustic is located in Larimer County
    • Laporte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laporte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
      • Laporte is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <1>
    • Manhattan ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
      • Manhattan is located in Larimer County
    • Red Feather Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Feather Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Feather Lakes
      • Red Feather Lakes is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Feather Lakes <1>
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Larimer County
    • Glen Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Haven <1>
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
    • Masonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Masonville is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masonville <1>
    • Drake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drake <1>
    • Fort Collins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Boulder County
    • Noland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
  • Grand County
    • Lulu City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lulu City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
      • Lulu City is located in Grand County
  • Weld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
    • Severance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
      • Severance is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Severance <1>
    • Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
      • Former names for Windsor:
      • New Liberty
      • New Windsor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
    • Dover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Weld County
    • Carr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
      • Carr is located in Weld County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carr <1>
    • Nunn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn
      • Nunn is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunn <1>
  • Albany County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
    • Hermosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
      • Hermosa is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Tie Siding
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Buford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sherman ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Albany County (WY)
      • Sherman has also been known as:
      • Old Sherman

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

Newspapers Published in Mishawaka ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mishawaka.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mishawaka, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mishawaka.

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 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 Mishawaka:

Cemeteries Near Mishawaka ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mishawaka.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
  • Vannorsdel Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vannorsdel Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vannorsdel Family Cemetery
  • Stoney Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoney Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoney Park Cemetery
  • Bania Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bania Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bania Family Cemetery
  • Azuba Batterson Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Azuba Batterson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Azuba Batterson Grave
  • Charles C Green Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charles C Green Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charles C Green Grave
  • Williams Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Family Cemetery
  • Kitty Lyon Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kitty Lyon Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kitty Lyon Grave
  • Thomson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomson Cemetery
  • Lass Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lass Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lass Family Cemetery
  • Pittington Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittington Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittington Family Cemetery
  • Lamb Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamb Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamb Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Edward Halliday Grave
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edward Halliday Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edward Halliday Grave
    • Martin Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Family Cemetery
    • Ralph Darby Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ralph Darby Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralph Darby Grave

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.<5>

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

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

  • Bellvue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Livermore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Laporte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laporte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
    • Laporte is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <1>
  • Manhattan ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Manhattan is located in Larimer County
  • Stout ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Stout is located in Larimer County
  • Fort Collins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Virginia Dale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
    • Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <1>
  • Estes Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Park
    • Estes Park is located in Larimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estes Park <1>
  • Timnath
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timnath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timnath
    • Timnath is located in Larimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timnath <1>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Loveland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <1>
    • Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
      • Former names for Windsor:
      • New Liberty
      • New Windsor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
    • Dale Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek
      • Dale Creek is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Tie Siding
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Dover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Weld County
    • Carr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
      • Carr is located in Weld County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carr <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mishawaka. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mishawaka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mishawaka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6872, Longitude: -105.3658       In this case, the coordinates for Mishawaka have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Mishawaka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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