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 Parkborough (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 Parkborough. 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.
Parkborough is located in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County: Adams, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, Lincoln & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Parkborough. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkborough:
- Arapahoe County (The home county of Parkborough)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkborough, with the one closest to Parkborough listed first.
- Foxfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Algonquin Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
- Somerset Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Village
- Hallcrafts Village East
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sableridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Settlers Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Centennial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Havana Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Castlewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
- Altura
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Altura is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Towne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Greenwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkborough, with the one closest to Parkborough listed first.
- Friendly Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Hillcrest Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Village
- Watkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- Derby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Dupont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Commerce City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bennett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Welby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Welby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
- Berkley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Hidden Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Sherrelwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkborough, with the one closest to Parkborough listed first.
- Broomfield Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkborough, with the one closest to Parkborough listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Montbello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- West Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkborough, with the one closest to Parkborough listed first.
- Cottonwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Pine Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Parker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grand View Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Stonegate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Meridian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Cherry Creek Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Acres Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gateway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- The Pinery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Pinery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pinery
- Carriage Club
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkborough, with the one closest to Parkborough listed first.
- Ponderosa Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
- Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kiowa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkborough, with the one closest to Parkborough listed first.
- Columbine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
- Archer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Edgewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ken Caryl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lakeside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Wheat Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mountain Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arvada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- East Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- Applewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkborough, with the one closest to Parkborough listed first.
- Lochbuie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lochbuie is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
- Wattenberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkborough, see our County-by-County Page for Parkborough.
Cemeteries Near Parkborough ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkborough.
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 Parkborough - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkborough covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkborough, with the one closest to Parkborough listed first.
- Melvin Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
- J.S. Parker Cemetery
- James Sample Parker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722189 <2>
- Newlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Simeon Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Thornton.
- The Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57246 <2>
- Running Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel Cemetery at Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (48 more) ...
- Fonder Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Parkborough in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkborough.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkborough, with the one closest to Parkborough listed first.
- Parker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Hilltop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Franktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Acequia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Acequia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
- Sedalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Castle Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Archer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arvada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkborough. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkborough.
Newspapers Published in Parkborough ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkborough.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkborough, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkborough.
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 websites either 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 Parkborough:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Arapahoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Broomfield County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- Elbert County
- Jefferson County
- Weld 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> | 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 Parkborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Parkborough) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |