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 Mountain Village (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 Mountain Village. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mountain Village is located in San Miguel 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 San Miguel County: Dolores, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan & San Juan (UT).
Below are the counties that are near Mountain Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain Village:
- San Miguel County (The home county of Mountain Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Village, with the one closest to Mountain Village listed first.
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Telluride
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ilium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Pandora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Alta ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alta is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Ames ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
- Ophir
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vanadium ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
- Dolores County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Village, with the one closest to Mountain Village listed first.
- Dunton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunton is located in Dolores County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunton
- Rico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hinsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Village, with the one closest to Mountain Village listed first.
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Carson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Old Carson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Old Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carson
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- La Plata County
- Rockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Montrose County
- Uncompahgre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
- Ouray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Village, with the one closest to Mountain Village listed first.
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Ouray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dallas
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Loghill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
- Eldredge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eldredge is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredge
- Colona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colona is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- San Juan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Village, with the one closest to Mountain Village listed first.
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Silverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Graysill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Graysill is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain Village, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain Village.
Cemeteries Near Mountain Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain Village.
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 Mountain Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain Village, with the one closest to Mountain Village listed first.
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas Park Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dallas Park Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rico Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Norwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57462 <2>
- Colona Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Mountain Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mountain Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain Village, with the one closest to Mountain Village listed first.
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Telluride
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ilium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Pandora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Ames ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ophir
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ouray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Placerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountain Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain Village.
Newspapers Published in Mountain Village ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Village, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain Village.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mountain Village:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to San Miguel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dolores County
- Hinsdale County
- La Plata County
- Montrose County
- Ouray County
- San Juan 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mountain Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Mountain Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |