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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Nighthawk. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Nighthawk to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nighthawk, please Contact Us.

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 Nighthawk (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 Nighthawk. 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 doctors and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Nighthawk is historic, it would have been located within present day Douglas 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 Douglas County: Arapahoe, El Paso, Elbert, Jefferson, Park & Teller.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Nighthawk)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nighthawk, with the one closest to Nighthawk listed first.
    • Twin Cedars ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Twin Cedars is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cedars
    • Roxborough Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Roxborough Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Park
    • Perry Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Perry Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
    • Louviers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sedalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westcreek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Westcreek is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcreek
    • Castle Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Castle Pines North
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
      • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
    • Castle Pines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Highlands Ranch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Larkspur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carriage Club
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
  • Arapahoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nighthawk, with the one closest to Nighthawk listed first.
    • Columbine Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Columbine Valley is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,508 people
    • Bow Mar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Littleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Southglenn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Southglenn is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southglenn
    • Fort Logan ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
    • Cherry Knolls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
    • Sheridan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Castlewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
    • Centennial
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Hills Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Englewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clear Creek County
    • Brookvale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
  • Denver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nighthawk, with the one closest to Nighthawk listed first.
    • West Denver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • West Denver is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
    • Cherry Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Denver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Denver is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
      • Former names for Denver:
      • Auraina
      • Denver City
      • Montana City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <2>
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nighthawk, with the one closest to Nighthawk listed first.
    • Palmer Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Monument
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodmoor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
    • Crystola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Crystola is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
    • Gleneagle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
    • Green Mountain Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nighthawk, with the one closest to Nighthawk listed first.
    • Ponderosa Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
    • Elizabeth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nighthawk, with the one closest to Nighthawk listed first.
    • Dome Rock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
    • Buffalo Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Foxton ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Foxton is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxton
    • Indian Springs Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossons
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
    • Archer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Archer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Conifer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sky Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
    • Aspen Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
    • Ken Caryl
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Columbine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Columbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nighthawk, with the one closest to Nighthawk listed first.
    • Bailey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Shawnee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Weller
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Weller is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
    • Lake George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Grant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Webster ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Webster is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Teller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nighthawk, with the one closest to Nighthawk listed first.
    • Woodland Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Divide
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Florissant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Nighthawk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nighthawk.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

  • South Platte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Platte is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Platte
  • Dome Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
  • Buffalo Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
  • Sedalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Acequia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Acequia is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
  • Archer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Archer is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Castle Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bailey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Larkspur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Morrison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenland is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland

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

Newspapers Published in Nighthawk ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nighthawk.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nighthawk, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nighthawk.

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 Nighthawk:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Nighthawk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Nighthawk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.