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 Ophir Loop (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 Ophir Loop. 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 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.
Ophir Loop is located in San Miguel 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 San Miguel County: Dolores, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan & San Juan (UT).
Below are the counties that are near Ophir Loop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ophir Loop:
- San Miguel County (The home county of Ophir Loop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ophir Loop, with the one closest to Ophir Loop listed first.
- Ames ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ophir
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alta ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Ilium
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Mountain Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vance Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Pandora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Telluride
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
- Dolores County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ophir Loop, with the one closest to Ophir Loop listed first.
- Dunton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunton is located in Dolores County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunton
- Rico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hinsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ophir Loop, with the one closest to Ophir Loop listed first.
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Carson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Old Carson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Old Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carson
- La Plata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ophir Loop, with the one closest to Ophir Loop listed first.
- Rockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Hermosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hermosa is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Ouray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ophir Loop, with the one closest to Ophir Loop listed first.
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Ouray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Loghill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
- Eldredge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eldredge is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredge
- San Juan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ophir Loop, with the one closest to Ophir Loop listed first.
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Graysill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Graysill is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
- Silverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ophir Loop, see our County-by-County Page for Ophir Loop.
Cemeteries Near Ophir Loop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ophir Loop.
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 Ophir Loop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ophir Loop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ophir Loop, with the one closest to Ophir Loop listed first.
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rico Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas Park Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dallas Park Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norwood Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Norwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57462 <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 Ophir Loop in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ophir Loop.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ophir Loop, with the one closest to Ophir Loop listed first.
- Ames ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ophir
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ilium
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Pandora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Telluride
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Silverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Rico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Placerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Ouray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ophir Loop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ophir Loop.
Newspapers Published in Ophir Loop ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ophir Loop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ophir Loop, 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 Ophir Loop.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ophir Loop:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to San Miguel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dolores County
- Hinsdale County
- La Plata County
- Ouray County
- San Juan 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ophir Loop) 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 Ophir Loop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |