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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 Pinon (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 Pinon. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Pinon is located in Pueblo 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 Pueblo County: Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Lincoln & Otero.

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

  • Pueblo County     (The home county of Pinon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinon, with the one closest to Pinon listed first.
    • Pueblo West
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo West
      • Pueblo West is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo West <2>
    • Pueblo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Salt Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Stone City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Pueblo County
    • Lombard Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard Village
      • Lombard Village is located in Pueblo County
    • Nyberg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nyberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyberg
      • Nyberg is located in Pueblo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nyberg
      • From Pinon to Nyberg
    • Vineland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Avondale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Reynolds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Pueblo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <2>
    • Siloam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siloam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Siloam
      • From Pinon to Siloam
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinon, with the one closest to Pinon listed first.
    • Wetmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Custer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greenwood
      • From Pinon to Greenwood
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinon, with the one closest to Pinon listed first.
    • Henkel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henkel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkel
      • Henkel is located in El Paso County
    • Wigwam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wigwam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
      • Wigwam is located in El Paso County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wigwam
      • From Pinon to Wigwam
    • Fountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <2>
    • Widefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Fort Carson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Stratmoor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
      • Stratmoor is located in El Paso County
    • Kelker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
      • Kelker is located in El Paso County
    • Cimarron Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Hills
      • Cimarron Hills is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron Hills <2>
    • Ellicott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Colorado Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fremont County

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

Cemeteries Near Pinon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinon.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinon, with the one closest to Pinon 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pinon had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Wigwam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wigwam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
    • Wigwam is located in El Paso County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wigwam
    • From Pinon to Wigwam
  • Eden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Pueblo County
  • Pueblo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Buttes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttes
    • Buttes is located in El Paso County
  • Goodnight
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
    • Goodnight is located in Pueblo County
  • Baxter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Pueblo County
  • Salt Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Nyberg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nyberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyberg
    • Nyberg is located in Pueblo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nyberg
    • From Pinon to Nyberg
  • Swallows
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swallows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallows
    • Swallows is located in Pueblo County
  • Fountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Fountain is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <2>
  • Widefield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Boone
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Boone is located in Pueblo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <2>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Siloam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siloam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Siloam
      • From Pinon to Siloam
    • Kelker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
      • Kelker is located in El Paso County
    • Florence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Pinon ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinon, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Pinon:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pueblo County: www.co.pueblo.co.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<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 Pinon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4327, Longitude: -104.6059    









 

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