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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 Placita (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 Placita. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Placita is located in Pitkin 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 Pitkin County: Chaffee, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Lake & Mesa.

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

  • Pitkin County     (The home county of Placita)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Placita, with the one closest to Placita listed first.
    • Redstone
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Snowmass Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Snowmass
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Woody Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Aspen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ashcroft ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
      • Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
      • Former names for Ashcroft:
      • Castle Forks City
      • Chloride
    • Lenado ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
      • Lenado is located in Pitkin County
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Placita, with the one closest to Placita listed first.
    • Bowie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Bowie is located in Delta County
      • Former names for Bowie:
      • Reading
      • Wauneta
    • Paonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paonia
      • Paonia is located in Delta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paonia <1>
  • Eagle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Placita, with the one closest to Placita listed first.
    • Basalt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
      • Basalt is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
      • Former names for Basalt:
      • Aspen Junction
      • Fryingpan Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <1>
    • El Jebel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Placita, with the one closest to Placita listed first.
    • Carbondale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cardiff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
    • Glenwood Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Gunnison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Placita, with the one closest to Placita listed first.
    • Marble
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
      • Marble is located in Gunnison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <1>
    • Crystal ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
      • Crystal is located in Gunnison County
    • Gothic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
      • Gothic is located in Gunnison County
    • Somerset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <1>
    • Irwin ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Gunnison County
    • Mount Crested Butte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Crested Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crested Butte
      • Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Crested Butte
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Placita ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Placita.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Placita, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Placita.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Placita:

Cemeteries Near Placita ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Placita.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Placita, with the one closest to Placita listed first.

  • Marble Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marble Cemetery
  • Marion Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Cemetery
  • Somerset Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Somerset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somerset Cemetery
  • Carbondale Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carbondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbondale Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
  • Wheatley Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatley Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Irwin Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irwin Cemetery
  • Crested Butte Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crested Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crested Butte Cemetery
  • Red Butte Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Butte Cemetery
  • Aspen Grove Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aspen Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspen Grove Cemetery
  • Ute Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ute Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ute Cemetery
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill 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 Placita in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Placita.

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

  • Marble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
    • Marble is located in Gunnison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <1>
  • Crystal ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Gunnison County
  • Pittsburg ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg is located in Gunnison County
  • Gothic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
    • Gothic is located in Gunnison County
  • Carbondale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Irwin ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Irwin is located in Gunnison County
  • Emma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
    • Emma is located in Pitkin County
  • Satank
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satank
    • Satank is located in Garfield County
  • Basalt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
    • Basalt is located in Eagle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
    • Former names for Basalt:
    • Aspen Junction
    • Fryingpan Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <1>
  • Woody Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cattle Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
    • Cattle Creek is located in Garfield County
  • Crested Butte
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Aspen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Paonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paonia
      • Paonia is located in Delta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paonia <1>
    • Ashcroft ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
      • Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
      • Former names for Ashcroft:
      • Castle Forks City
      • Chloride

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

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

The official website for Pitkin County: www.aspenpitkin.com/

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>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- Placita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Placita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1322, Longitude: -107.2628       In this case, the coordinates for Placita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Placita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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