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 Nathrop (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 Nathrop. 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.
Nathrop is located in Chaffee 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 Chaffee County: Fremont, Gunnison, Lake, Park, Pitkin & Saguache.
Below are the counties that are near Nathrop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nathrop:
- Chaffee County (The home county of Nathrop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathrop, with the one closest to Nathrop listed first.
- Johnson Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turret ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turret is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
- Browns Canon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Americus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Americus is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Belleview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Iron City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Salida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Poncha Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cleora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cleora is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Hancock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathrop, with the one closest to Nathrop listed first.
- Wellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wellsville is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Calcite ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Calcite is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
- Howard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vallie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vallie is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
- Gunnison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathrop, with the one closest to Nathrop listed first.
- Tincup
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tincup is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Whitepine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
- Whitepine has also been known as:
- White Pine
- Abbeyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Former name for Abbeyville:
- Hillerton
- Pitkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bowerman ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerman is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerman
- Bowerman has also been known as:
- Camp Bowerman
- Nugget City
- Pieplant ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
- Pieplant has also been known as:
- Pie Plant
- Pieplant Mill
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathrop, with the one closest to Nathrop listed first.
- Low Pass ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Low Pass is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
- Twin Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathrop, with the one closest to Nathrop listed first.
- Hartsel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pike - San Isabel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guffey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saguache County
- Sargents
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nathrop, see our County-by-County Page for Nathrop.
Cemeteries Near Nathrop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nathrop.
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 Nathrop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nathrop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nathrop, with the one closest to Nathrop listed first.
- Centerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Poncha Springs Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cleora Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Springs Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tomichi Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boothill Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tincup Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White Pine Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Windfield Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsel Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pitkin Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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 Nathrop had a population of 144 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nathrop, with the one closest to Nathrop listed first.
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Canon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Americus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Americus is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Belleview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Salida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Romley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Romley is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley
- Poncha Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cleora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cleora is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Pine Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Haver ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haver is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haver
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nathrop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nathrop.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nathrop ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nathrop.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Nathrop. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Nathrop and those printed in the larger area surrounding Nathrop.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Nathrop.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Nathrop:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Chaffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fremont County
- Gunnison County
- Lake County
- Park County
- Saguache 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 Nathrop, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nathrop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |