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Introduction ...

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

We've added Pando to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pando, 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 Pando (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 Pando. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Pando is historic, it would have been located within present day Eagle 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 Eagle County: Garfield, Grand, Lake, Pitkin, Routt & Summit.

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

  • Eagle County     (The home county of Pando)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pando, with the one closest to Pando listed first.
    • Camp Hale ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
      • Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
    • Red Cliff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilman ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in Eagle County
    • Astor City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astor City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
      • Astor City is located in Eagle County
    • Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
      • Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
    • Minturn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Minturn is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <2>
    • Bighorn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bighorn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
      • Bighorn is located in Eagle County
    • Vail
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Vail is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <2>
    • Beaver Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
    • Troutville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
      • Troutville is located in Eagle County
    • Edwards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <2>
  • Chaffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pando, with the one closest to Pando listed first.
    • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
      • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
    • Granite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pando, with the one closest to Pando listed first.
    • Climax ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Lake County
    • Leadville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Oro City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
      • Oro City is located in Lake County
    • Twin Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Low Pass ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Low Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
      • Low Pass is located in Lake County
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pando, with the one closest to Pando listed first.
    • Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
    • Park City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Park County
    • Alma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
      • Alma Junction is located in Park County
    • Horseshoe ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
      • Horseshoe is located in Park County
    • Fairplay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Como
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Pitkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pando, with the one closest to Pando listed first.
    • Norrie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
      • Norrie is located in Pitkin County
    • Biglow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biglow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
      • Biglow is located in Pitkin County
    • Thomasville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
    • Meredith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Independence ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Pitkin County
      • Independence has also been known as:
      • Chipeta
      • Farwell
      • Hunter's Pass
      • Mammoth City
      • Mount Hope
      • Sparkill
    • Lenado ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
      • Lenado is located in Pitkin County
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pando, with the one closest to Pando listed first.
    • Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
      • Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
    • Copper Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Blue River is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
    • Breckenridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Frisco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <2>
    • Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
      • Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
      • Wild Irishman has also been known as:
      • Preston Mill
      • Preston
    • Wildernest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dyersville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
      • Dyersville is located in Summit County
    • Silverthorne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dillon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <2>
    • Keystone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Swandyke ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swandyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
      • Swandyke is located in Summit County

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

Newspapers Published in Pando ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pando.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pando, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pando.

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 Pando:

Cemeteries Near Pando ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pando.

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 Pando covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57305 <6>
  • River View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <6>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Joseph Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <6>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Leadville City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville City Cemetery is located in Leadville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360743 <6>
  • Valley Brook Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Brook Cemetery
  • Park City Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park City Cemetery
  • Buckskin Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckskin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckskin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dudley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudley Cemetery
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Dillon Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon 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.

Pando itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Mitchell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Eagle County
  • Red Cliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Belden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Belden is located in Eagle County
  • Gilman ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
    • Gilman is located in Eagle County
  • Kokomo ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Kokomo is located in Summit County
  • Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
    • Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
  • Climax ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Lake County
  • Birdseye
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdseye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
    • Birdseye is located in Lake County
  • Minturn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
    • Minturn is located in Eagle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <2>
  • Leadville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Malta ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Lake County
  • Oro City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
    • Oro City is located in Lake County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Breckenridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Frisco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <2>
    • Avon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>

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

The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/

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

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 Pando, 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 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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pando) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pando. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4481, Longitude: -106.3283    
<6>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.









 

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