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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 Mount Pearl (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 Mount Pearl. 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 Mount Pearl ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Pearl: Mt. Pearl

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Mount Pearl is located in Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne County: Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Greeley (KS) & Wallace (KS).

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

  • Cheyenne County     (The home county of Mount Pearl)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pearl, with the one closest to Mount Pearl listed first.
    • Kit Carson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wild Horse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Firstview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firstview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firstview
      • Firstview is located in Cheyenne County
    • Cheyenne Wells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
      • Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <1>
  • Kit Carson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pearl, with the one closest to Mount Pearl listed first.
    • Seibert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Vona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona
      • Vona is located in Kit Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vona <1>
    • Stratton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Stratton is located in Kit Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <1>
    • Flagler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethune
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethune
      • Bethune is located in Kit Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethune <1>
  • Lincoln County

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

Newspapers Published in Mount Pearl ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Pearl.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Pearl, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Pearl.

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 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 Mount Pearl:

Cemeteries Near Mount Pearl ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Pearl.

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 Mount Pearl covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Kit Carson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kit Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kit Carson Cemetery
  • McIntire Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Freidonburg Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Freidonburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Freidonburg Cemetery
  • Aroya Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aroya Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aroya Cemetery
  • Vona Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vona Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Flagler Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagler Cemetery
  • Clairmont Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clairmont Cemetery
  • Boyero Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyero Cemetery

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 Mount Pearl in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Pearl.

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

  • Kit Carson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wild Horse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sorrento
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
    • Sorrento is located in Cheyenne County
  • Firstview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firstview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firstview
    • Firstview is located in Cheyenne County
  • Seibert
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Vona
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona
    • Vona is located in Kit Carson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vona <1>
  • Cheyenne Wells
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
    • Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <1>
  • Boyero
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Flagler
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Pearl) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Pearl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9625, Longitude: -102.7894       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Pearl have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 Mount Pearl, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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