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 Pinewood Springs (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 Pinewood Springs. 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 Pinewood Springs ...
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 occur.
Another variation: Pine Wood Springs.
- A typical abbreviation for Pinewood Springs: Pinewood Spgs. (or less commonly used: Pinewood Spngs. or Pinewood Sprngs.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Pinewood Springs is located in Larimer 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 Larimer County: Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Weld, Albany (WY) & Laramie (WY).
Below are the counties that are near Pinewood Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinewood Springs:
- Larimer County (The home county of Pinewood Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Springs, with the one closest to Pinewood Springs listed first.
- Big Elk Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Drake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Estes Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berthoud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Campion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Campion is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
- Masonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horsetooth Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
- Stout ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stout is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Fort Collins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellvue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Springs, with the one closest to Pinewood Springs listed first.
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Springs, with the one closest to Pinewood Springs listed first.
- Noland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Noland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hygiene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allenspark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lazy Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Acres
- Rowena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rowena is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
- Gold Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Salina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Longmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Niwot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Springs, with the one closest to Pinewood Springs listed first.
- Broomfield Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Springs, with the one closest to Pinewood Springs listed first.
- Rollinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Apex ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- American City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Grand County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Springs, with the one closest to Pinewood Springs listed first.
- Grand Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lulu City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lulu City is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
- Dutchtown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Springs, with the one closest to Pinewood Springs listed first.
- Coal Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Twin Spruce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- Wallace Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Springs, with the one closest to Pinewood Springs listed first.
- Highland Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Mead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Firestone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frederick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dacono
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Milliken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
- Former names for Windsor:
- New Liberty
- New Windsor
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
- Platteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gilcrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinewood Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Pinewood Springs.
Cemeteries Near Pinewood Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinewood Springs.
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 Pinewood Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinewood Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinewood Springs, with the one closest to Pinewood Springs listed first.
- Charlie Stevens Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weisner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis of Assisi Anglican Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Community Church of the Rockies Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hygiene Cemetery North
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hygiene Cemetery South
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene Cemetery South
- The Hygiene Cemetery South has also been known as:
- Hygiene South Cemetery
- St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn Lodge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Wellcome Grave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ryssby Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boothroyd - Hutchinson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (80 more) ...
- MacGregor Ranch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cleave - Griffith Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuxedo Park Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Pinewood Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinewood Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinewood Springs, with the one closest to Pinewood Springs listed first.
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Noland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Noland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Altona ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altona is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Hygiene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Estes Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Berthoud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Salina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Niwot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crisman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crisman is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinewood Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinewood Springs.
Newspapers Published in Pinewood Springs ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinewood Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinewood Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinewood Springs.
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 Pinewood Springs:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Larimer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Gilpin County
- Grand 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 Pinewood Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pinewood Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |