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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 Pike - San Isabel Village (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 Pike - San Isabel Village. 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 Pike - San Isabel Village ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pike - San Isabel Village: Pike San Isabel Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Pike - San Isabel Village is located in Park 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 Park County: Chaffee, Clear Creek, Douglas, Fremont, Jefferson, Lake, Summit & Teller.

Below are the counties that are near Pike - San Isabel Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pike - San Isabel Village:

  • Park County     (The home county of Pike - San Isabel Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pike - San Isabel Village, with the one closest to Pike - San Isabel Village listed first.
    • Hartsel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairplay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake George
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
      • Lake George is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <1>
    • Como
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Horseshoe ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
      • Horseshoe is located in Park County
    • Alma Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
      • Alma Junction is located in Park County
    • Guffey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guffey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
      • Guffey is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guffey <1>
    • Alma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
    • Park City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Park County
    • Shawnee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Shawnee is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
  • Chaffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pike - San Isabel Village, with the one closest to Pike - San Isabel Village listed first.
    • Johnson Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Village
      • Johnson Village is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson Village <1>
    • Pine Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
      • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
    • Buena Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <1>
    • Nathrop
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
      • Nathrop is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathrop <1>
    • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
      • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
    • Granite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Douglas County
    • Westcreek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcreek
      • Westcreek is located in Douglas County
  • Jefferson County
    • Crossons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
      • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
  • Lake County
    • Low Pass ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
      • Low Pass is located in Lake County
  • Summit County
    • Dyersville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
      • Dyersville is located in Summit County
  • Teller County
    • Florissant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florissant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
      • Florissant is located in Teller County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florissant <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Pike - San Isabel Village ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pike - San Isabel Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pike - San Isabel Village, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pike - San Isabel Village.

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 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 Pike - San Isabel Village:

Cemeteries Near Pike - San Isabel Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pike - San Isabel Village.

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 Pike - San Isabel Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pike - San Isabel Village, with the one closest to Pike - San Isabel Village listed first.

  • Hartsel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsel Cemetery
  • Buffalo Springs Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Springs Cemetery
  • Farnum Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnum Cemetery
  • Bordenville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bordenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bordenville Cemetery
  • Rocky Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Cemetery
  • Fairplay Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairplay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairplay Cemetery
  • Old Fairplay Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fairplay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fairplay Cemetery
  • Lake George Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake George Cemetery
  • Como Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Como Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Como Cemetery
  • Wildhorn Ranch Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wildhorn Ranch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildhorn Ranch Cemetery
  • Park City Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park City Cemetery
  • Florissant Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Dudley Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudley Cemetery
    • Buckskin Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckskin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckskin Cemetery
    • Webster Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster 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.<5>

While we didn't find Pike - San Isabel Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pike - San Isabel Village.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pike - San Isabel Village, with the one closest to Pike - San Isabel Village listed first.

  • Hartsel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Garo ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garo
    • Garo is located in Park County
  • Haver ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haver
    • Haver is located in Park County
  • Fairplay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake George
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
    • Lake George is located in Park County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <1>
  • Como
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Alma
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Creek
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
  • Riverside
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Chaffee County
  • Americus
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Americus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Americus is located in Chaffee County
  • Buena Vista
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <1>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Bailey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <1>
    • Nathrop
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
      • Nathrop is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathrop <1>
    • Grant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pike - San Isabel Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Park County: www.parkco.us/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pike - San Isabel Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pike - San Isabel Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0519, Longitude: -105.7206       In this case, the coordinates for Pike - San Isabel Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Pike - San Isabel Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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