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 Pueblo (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 Pueblo. 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.

Pueblo is located in Pueblo County and is the County Seat.

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 Pueblo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pueblo:

• Pueblo County     (The home county of Pueblo)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pueblo, with the one closest to Pueblo listed first.
  • Salt Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
    • Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
  • Lombard Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Vineland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Vineland is located in Pueblo County
  • Pueblo West
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Nyberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyberg
    • Nyberg is located in Pueblo County
  • Pinon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
    • Pinon is located in Pueblo County
  • Avondale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Avondale is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <2>
  • Fort Reynolds
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Reynolds
    • Fort Reynolds is located in Pueblo County
  • Boone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Stone City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Siloam
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
  • Beulah Valley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
    • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
• Custer County
  • Wetmore
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in Custer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <2>
• El Paso County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pueblo, with the one closest to Pueblo listed first.
  • Henkel
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Fountain
    (29 miles [46.7 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>
• Fremont County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pueblo, with the one closest to Pueblo listed first.
  • Penrose
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
    • Penrose is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <2>
  • Florence
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <2>
  • Coal Creek
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Coal Creek is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Creek <2>
• Huerfano County
  • Apache City
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apache City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache City
    • Apache City is located in Huerfano County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pueblo ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pueblo.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pueblo. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pueblo and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pueblo.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Pueblo.

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 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 Pueblo:

• Websites specific to Colorado
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.colorado.gov/archives/

• Pages specific to Pueblo County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Custer County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • El Paso County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Fremont County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Huerfano County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Pueblo County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Pueblo County

Cemeteries Near Pueblo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pueblo.

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

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

• Masonic Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
• Mountain View Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57448 <4>
• Roselawn Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57522 <4>
• Valhalla Memorial Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • The Valhalla Memorial Park has also been known as:
  • Valhalla Memorial Park
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valhalla Memorial Park
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57602 <4>
• Verde Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verde Cemetery
• Swallows Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swallows Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236061 <4>
• Doyle Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
• San Jose Church Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jose Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Church Cemetery
• Wilson Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Butte Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
• Finn Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finn Cemetery
• Beulah Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
• Penrose Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penrose Cemetery
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Chico Basin Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • The Chico Basin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanover Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chico Basin Cemetery
  • Powers Graves
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Powers Graves. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Graves

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pueblo had a population of 24,558 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pueblo had a population of 112,751 people.

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

• Salt Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
  • Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
• Eden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Goodnight
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Nyberg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyberg
  • Nyberg is located in Pueblo County
• Pinon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
  • Pinon is located in Pueblo County
• Swallows
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Boone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Wigwam
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wigwam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
  • Wigwam is located in El Paso County
• Siloam
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
• Buttes
  (22 miles [35.4 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
• Beulah
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Pueblo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <2>
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Wetmore
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in Custer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <2>
  • Nepesta
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nepesta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepesta
    • Nepesta is located in Pueblo County
  • Greenwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Custer County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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