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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 Olympus Heights (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 Olympus Heights. 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 Olympus Heights ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Olympus Heights: Olympus Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Olympus Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Olympus Heights.

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 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.

Olympus Heights is located in Larimer 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 Larimer County: Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Weld, Albany (WY) & Laramie (WY).

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

  • Larimer County     (The home county of Olympus Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olympus Heights, with the one closest to Olympus Heights listed first.
    • Estes Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Glen Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Drake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Elk Meadows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
    • Masonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
    • Berthoud
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Campion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Campion is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
    • Loveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Stove Prairie Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Rustic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Rustic is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
    • Bellvue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Boulder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olympus Heights, with the one closest to Olympus Heights listed first.
    • Allenspark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Noland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Noland is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
    • Lyons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Jamestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ward is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <1>
    • Hygiene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lazy Acres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Acres
    • Rowena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rowena is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
    • Gold Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Sunshine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Sunshine is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Salina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Salina is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
    • Wallstreet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Wallstreet is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallstreet
    • Longmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olympus Heights, with the one closest to Olympus Heights listed first.
    • Lulu City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lulu City is located in Grand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
    • Grand Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutchtown ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dutchtown is located in Grand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olympus Heights, with the one closest to Olympus Heights listed first.
    • Teller City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Teller City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teller City
    • Gould ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Gould is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Weld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olympus Heights, with the one closest to Olympus Heights listed first.
    • Highland Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Highland Lake is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • Mead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Johnstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Olympus Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olympus Heights.

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 Olympus Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olympus Heights, with the one closest to Olympus Heights 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.<2>

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

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

  • Estes Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Noland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Noland is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
  • Lyons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <1>
  • Jamestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Springdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Springdale is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Altona ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Altona is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Grand Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hygiene
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Berthoud
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Loveland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Stout ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stout is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Gold Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sunshine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Sunshine is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunset ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sunset is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Salina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Salina is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina

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

Newspapers Published in Olympus Heights ...

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 Olympus Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olympus Heights, 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 Olympus Heights.

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 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 Olympus Heights:

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>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 Olympus Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Olympus Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.