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 Nugget (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 Nugget. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Nugget is located in Gilpin 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 Gilpin County: Boulder, Clear Creek, Grand & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Nugget. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nugget:
- Gilpin County (The home county of Nugget)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nugget, with the one closest to Nugget listed first.
- Apex ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- American City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Rollinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Black Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Gulch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Cottonwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nugget, with the one closest to Nugget listed first.
- Hidden Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Westminster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Federal Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holiday Hills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nugget, with the one closest to Nugget listed first.
- Eldora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eldora is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Former names for Eldora:
- El Dora
- Eldorado
- Eldora has also been known as:
- Happy Valley
- Nederland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <1>
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Pinecliffe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tungsten is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Wondervu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
- Crescent Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Ward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Wallstreet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallstreet is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallstreet
- Gold Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Eldorado Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nugget, with the one closest to Nugget listed first.
- Broomfield Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nugget, with the one closest to Nugget listed first.
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Saint Mary's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Downieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dumont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Idaho Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berthoud Pass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
- Grand County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nugget, with the one closest to Nugget listed first.
- Winter Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fraser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nugget, with the one closest to Nugget listed first.
- Coal Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Twin Spruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- Bergen Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Park
- Golden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Genesee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kittredge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Brook Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brook Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Forest
- Idledale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- West Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pleasant View
- Larimer County
- Big Elk Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nugget, with the one closest to Nugget listed first.
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Webster ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Weller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weller is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
- Shawnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nugget, with the one closest to Nugget listed first.
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Montezuma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rexford ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rexford is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Dillon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
- Silverthorne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nugget, see our County-by-County Page for Nugget.
Cemeteries Near Nugget ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nugget.
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 Nugget - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nugget covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nugget, with the one closest to Nugget listed first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foresters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Men Lodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dory Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dumont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Gulch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (58 more) ...
- Missouri City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Empire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Empire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57258 <2>
- Alvarado Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alvarado Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Alvarado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alvarado - Georgetown Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57149 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Nugget in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nugget.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nugget, with the one closest to Nugget listed first.
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Rollinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dumont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Russell Gulch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Central City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Nederland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <1>
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Lamartine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Idaho Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nugget. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nugget.
Newspapers Published in Nugget ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nugget.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nugget, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nugget.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Nugget:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Gilpin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Clear Creek County
- Grand County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer 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> | 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- Nugget) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Nugget, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |