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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 Newett (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 Newett. 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 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.

Newett 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 Newett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newett:

  • Chaffee County     (The home county of Newett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newett, with the one closest to Newett listed first.
    • Johnson Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Vista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Nathrop
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Americus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Americus is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Pine Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Turret ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Turret is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
    • Browns Canon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
    • Granite
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
    • Belleview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Iron City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Iron City is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Salida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newett, with the one closest to Newett listed first.
    • Wellsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wellsville is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Calcite ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Calcite is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
  • Gunnison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newett, with the one closest to Newett listed first.
    • Abbeyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
      • Former name for Abbeyville:
      • Hillerton
    • Tincup
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Tincup is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newett, with the one closest to Newett listed first.
    • Low Pass ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Low Pass is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
    • Twin Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Oro City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oro City is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newett, with the one closest to Newett listed first.
    • Hartsel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pike - San Isabel Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Horseshoe ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Horseshoe is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
    • Fairplay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Guffey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Alma Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Alma Junction is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
    • Park City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Park City is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Alma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe

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

Cemeteries Near Newett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newett.

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 Newett - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartsel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Windfield Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Cleora Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Fairplay Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Old Fairplay Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Poncha Springs Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Tincup Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Boothill Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Tomichi Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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>

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

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

  • Haver ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Haver is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haver
  • Buena Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nathrop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Americus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Americus is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Riverside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Hartsel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Garo ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Garo is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garo
  • Alpine ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpine is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Browns Canon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
  • Granite
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Belleview
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Salida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Romley ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Romley is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley

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

Newspapers Published in Newett ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newett, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newett.

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 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 Newett:

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 Newett, 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 from Point A (ie- Newett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.