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 Nast (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 Nast. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Nast is located in Pitkin 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 Pitkin County: Chaffee, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Lake & Mesa.
Below are the counties that are near Nast. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nast:
- Pitkin County (The home county of Nast)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nast, with the one closest to Nast listed first.
- Norrie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Biglow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Biglow is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Meredith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Independence ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence has also been known as:
- Chipeta
- Farwell
- Hunter's Pass
- Mammoth City
- Mount Hope
- Sparkill
- Aspen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woody Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ruby is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Snowmass Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Snowmass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chaffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nast, with the one closest to Nast listed first.
- Winfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Banker Mine ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
- Vicksburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg has also been known as:
- Vicksburg Mining Camp
- Granite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Pine Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Eagle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nast, with the one closest to Nast listed first.
- Troutville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Troutville is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Ruedi ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruedi is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Pando ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Red Cliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Beaver Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Minturn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Basalt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Basalt is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
- Former names for Basalt:
- Aspen Junction
- Fryingpan Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <1>
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gunnison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nast, with the one closest to Nast listed first.
- Pieplant ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
- Pieplant has also been known as:
- Pie Plant
- Pieplant Mill
- Gothic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gothic is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nast, with the one closest to Nast listed first.
- Malta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Leadville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Climax ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Low Pass ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Low Pass is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nast, with the one closest to Nast listed first.
- Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Park City is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Alma Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alma Junction is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nast, with the one closest to Nast listed first.
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
- Copper Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nast, see our County-by-County Page for Nast.
Cemeteries Near Nast ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nast.
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 Nast - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nast covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nast, with the one closest to Nast listed first.
- Gold Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Butte Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aspen Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ute Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Leadville City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatley Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- River View Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Windfield Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
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, Nast had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nast, with the one closest to Nast listed first.
- Norrie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Ruedi ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruedi is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
- Aspen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Woody Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leadville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Twin Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pando ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Red Cliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nast. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nast.
Newspapers Published in Nast ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nast.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nast, 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 Nast.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Nast:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Pitkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chaffee County
- Eagle County
- Gunnison County
- Lake County
- Park 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 Nast, 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' (or 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- Nast) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |