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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 Perry Park (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 Perry Park. 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.

Perry Park is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Arapahoe, El Paso, Elbert, Jefferson, Park & Teller.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Perry Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry Park, with the one closest to Perry Park listed first.
    • Larkspur
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Castle Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Cedars ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Cedars is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cedars
    • Westcreek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Westcreek is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcreek
    • Sedalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Founders Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Founders Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
    • Castle Pines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Castle Pines North
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
      • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
    • Louviers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Roxborough Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Roxborough Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Park
    • Franktown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carriage Club
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
    • Lone Tree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Arapahoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry Park, with the one closest to Perry Park listed first.
    • Southglenn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Southglenn is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southglenn
    • Castlewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
    • Centennial
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Knolls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
    • Columbine Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Columbine Valley is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,508 people
    • Littleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Algonquin Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
    • Bow Mar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Greenwood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Foxfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Cherry Hills Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Englewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Fort Logan ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry Park, with the one closest to Perry Park listed first.
    • Palmer Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Monument
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodmoor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
    • Gleneagle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
    • Crystola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Crystola is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
    • Green Mountain Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Black Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chipita Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cascade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Eastonville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastonville is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
    • Manitou Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Colorado Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
      • Former names for Colorado Springs:
      • El Paso
      • Fountain Colony
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <1>
    • Falcon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry Park, with the one closest to Perry Park listed first.
    • Ponderosa Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
    • Elizabeth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Elbert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Kiowa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry Park, with the one closest to Perry Park listed first.
    • Dome Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
    • Buffalo Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxton ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Foxton is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxton
    • Archer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Archer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Pine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Springs Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ken Caryl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Columbine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Columbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
    • Crossons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
    • Conifer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sky Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
    • Aspen Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
    • Twin Forks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry Park, with the one closest to Perry Park listed first.
    • Lake George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bailey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Teller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perry Park, with the one closest to Perry Park listed first.
    • Woodland Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Divide
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Florissant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Perry Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perry Park.

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 Perry Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perry Park, with the one closest to Perry Park 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.<3>

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

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

  • Larkspur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greenland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenland is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Palmer Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Castle Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sedalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Monument
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • South Platte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Platte is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Platte
  • Franktown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dome Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
  • Buffalo Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Acequia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Acequia is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
  • Archer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Archer is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilltop
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hilltop is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Parker
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Perry Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perry Park.

Newspapers Published in Perry Park ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perry Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perry Park, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perry Park.

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 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 Perry Park:

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