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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 Nolan Grant (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 Nolan Grant. 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 hospitals and 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.

Nolan Grant is located in Pueblo County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pueblo County: Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Lincoln & Otero.

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

  • Pueblo County     (The home county of Nolan Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nolan Grant, with the one closest to Nolan Grant listed first.
    • Pueblo
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo
      • Pueblo is located in Pueblo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,751 people
      • Former names for Pueblo:
      • Bessemer
      • Central Pueblo
      • South Pueblo
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo <1>
    • Salt Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
      • Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
    • Lombard Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard Village
      • Lombard Village is located in Pueblo County
    • Pueblo West
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo West
      • Pueblo West is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo West <1>
    • Vineland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
      • Vineland is located in Pueblo County
    • Nyberg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyberg
      • Nyberg is located in Pueblo County
    • Pinon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
      • Pinon is located in Pueblo County
    • Avondale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Fort Reynolds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Reynolds
      • Fort Reynolds is located in Pueblo County
    • Stone City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Pueblo County
    • Siloam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
    • Boone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Pueblo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <1>
    • Beulah Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
      • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
  • Custer County
    • Wetmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
      • Wetmore is located in Custer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <1>
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nolan Grant, with the one closest to Nolan Grant listed first.
    • Henkel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henkel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkel
      • Henkel is located in El Paso County
    • Fountain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <1>
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nolan Grant, with the one closest to Nolan Grant listed first.
    • Penrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Coal Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Rockvale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Huerfano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nolan Grant, with the one closest to Nolan Grant listed first.
    • Apache City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apache City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache City
      • Apache City is located in Huerfano County
    • Lascar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lascar
      • Lascar is located in Huerfano County

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

Newspapers Published in Nolan Grant ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nolan Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nolan Grant, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nolan Grant.

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 helpful 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 Nolan Grant:

Cemeteries Near Nolan Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nolan Grant.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
  • Valhalla Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Verde Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verde Cemetery
  • Swallows Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
  • San Jose Church Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jose Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Church Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Butte Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
  • Finn Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finn Cemetery
  • Penrose Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penrose Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Powers Graves
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Powers Graves. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Graves
    • San Juan Bautisa Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Juan Bautisa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Juan Bautisa Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Pueblo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo
    • Pueblo is located in Pueblo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,751 people
    • Former names for Pueblo:
    • Bessemer
    • Central Pueblo
    • South Pueblo
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo <1>
  • Salt Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
    • Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
  • Goodnight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
    • Goodnight is located in Pueblo County
  • Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Pueblo County
  • Baxter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Pueblo County
  • Nyberg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyberg
    • Nyberg is located in Pueblo County
  • Pinon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
    • Pinon is located in Pueblo County
  • Swallows
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swallows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallows
    • Swallows is located in Pueblo County
  • Siloam
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
  • Wigwam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wigwam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
    • Wigwam is located in El Paso County
  • Boone
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Boone is located in Pueblo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <1>
  • Beulah
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <1>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Buttes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttes
      • Buttes is located in El Paso County
    • Wetmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
      • Wetmore is located in Custer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <1>
    • Greenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Custer County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nolan Grant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pueblo County: www.co.pueblo.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Nolan Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nolan Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2542, Longitude: -104.6339       In this case, the coordinates for Nolan Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Nolan Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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