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Introduction ...

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

We've added Old Fort Vasquez to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Fort Vasquez, 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 Old Fort Vasquez (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 Old Fort Vasquez. 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.

Name Variations for Old Fort Vasquez ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Old Fort Vasquez: Old Ft. Vasquez (or less commonly used: Old Frt. Vasquez)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Old Fort Vasquez is historic, it would have been located within present day Weld 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 Weld County: Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Kimball (NE) & Laramie (WY).

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

  • Weld County     (The home county of Old Fort Vasquez)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort Vasquez, with the one closest to Old Fort Vasquez listed first.
    • Platteville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gilcrest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Aristocrat Ranchettes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Lupton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Firestone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Milliken
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hillsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Dacono
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • Evans
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Johnstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort Vasquez, with the one closest to Old Fort Vasquez listed first.
    • Brighton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Todd Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Todd Creek is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
    • Darlow ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Darlow is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
    • Little Texas ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Texas is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
    • Henderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Eastlake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Thornton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Commerce City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Northglenn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Federal Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Hills Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Derby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Derby is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Dupont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Boulder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort Vasquez, with the one closest to Old Fort Vasquez listed first.
    • Pleasant View Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
    • Longmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Erie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Erie is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
    • Canfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Canfield is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Hygiene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Niwot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gunbarrel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
    • Louisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Valmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Valmont is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
    • Lyons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lyons is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
    • Noland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
    • Superior
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Broomfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort Vasquez, with the one closest to Old Fort Vasquez listed first.
    • Broomfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Broomfield Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
  • Denver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort Vasquez, with the one closest to Old Fort Vasquez listed first.
    • Montbello
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sandown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sandown is located in Denver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort Vasquez, with the one closest to Old Fort Vasquez listed first.
    • Wallace Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
    • Oak Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Arvada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <2>
  • Larimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort Vasquez, with the one closest to Old Fort Vasquez listed first.
    • Berthoud
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Campion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Campion is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
    • Loveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerns
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Kerns is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
    • Timnath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
    • Masonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Collins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout

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

Cemeteries Near Old Fort Vasquez ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Fort Vasquez.

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 Old Fort Vasquez - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
    • Former name for Mizpah Cemetery:
    • Sandhill Cemetery
  • Burbridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnstown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
    • Former names for Johnstown Cemetery:
    • Dilley Chapel Cemetery
    • Elwell Cemetery
  • Highlandlake Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Black Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (55 more) ...

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 Old Fort Vasquez in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Fort Vasquez.

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

  • Platteville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fort Lupton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hillsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hillsboro is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Highland Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
  • Evans
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Vrains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
  • Dick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dick is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
  • La Salle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Longmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Erie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Berthoud
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Canfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Canfield is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Greeley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Old Fort Vasquez ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Fort Vasquez.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Fort Vasquez, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Fort Vasquez.

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 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 Old Fort Vasquez:

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 Old Fort Vasquez, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Fort Vasquez) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.