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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 Red Feather Lakes (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 Red Feather Lakes. 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 Red Feather Lakes ...

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 Red Feather Lakes: Red Feather Lks.

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.

Red Feather Lakes is located in Larimer 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 Larimer County: Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Weld, Albany (WY) & Laramie (WY).

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

  • Larimer County     (The home county of Red Feather Lakes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Feather Lakes, with the one closest to Red Feather Lakes listed first.
    • Manhattan ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
      • Manhattan is located in Larimer County
    • Rustic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
      • Rustic is located in Larimer County
    • Virginia Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
      • Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <2>
    • Livermore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Glen Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Haven <2>
    • Bellvue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Laporte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laporte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
      • Laporte is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <2>
    • Waverly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Larimer County
    • Drake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drake <2>
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
    • Estes Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Park
      • Estes Park is located in Larimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estes Park <2>
    • Masonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Masonville is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masonville <2>
    • Horsetooth Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
      • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
  • Grand County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Feather Lakes, with the one closest to Red Feather Lakes listed first.
    • Lulu City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lulu City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
      • Lulu City is located in Grand County
    • Dutchtown ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dutchtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
      • Dutchtown is located in Grand County
  • Jackson County
    • Gould ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Jackson County
  • Albany County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Feather Lakes, with the one closest to Red Feather Lakes listed first.
    • Tie Siding
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hermosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
      • Hermosa is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Sherman ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Albany County (WY)
      • Sherman has also been known as:
      • Old Sherman
    • The Buttes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Buttes
      • The Buttes is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Red Buttes ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
      • Red Buttes is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Buford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Jelm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jelm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelm
      • Jelm is located in Albany County (WY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jelm <2>
    • Woods Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing
      • Woods Landing is located in Albany County (WY)

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

Newspapers Published in Red Feather Lakes ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Feather Lakes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Feather Lakes, 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 Red Feather Lakes.

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 either 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 Red Feather Lakes:

Cemeteries Near Red Feather Lakes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Feather Lakes.

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 Red Feather Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Swanson Memorial Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanson Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanson Memorial Garden
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344070 <5>
  • Levi Yockey Grave
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levi Yockey Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levi Yockey Grave
  • Black Mtn. Ranch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Mtn. Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Mtn. Ranch Cemetery
  • Manhattan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manhattan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manhattan Cemetery
  • Robinson Ranch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Ranch Cemetery
  • Swan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Cemetery
  • Jewett Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewett Family Cemetery
  • Pickens' Point Memorials
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickens' Point Memorials have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickens' Point Memorials
  • Great Stupa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Great Stupa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Stupa Cemetery
  • Edward Halliday Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edward Halliday Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edward Halliday Grave
  • Poudre Canyon Chapel Columbariun
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poudre Canyon Chapel Columbariun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poudre Canyon Chapel Columbariun
  • Fairkytes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairkytes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairkytes Cemetery
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Charles E Williams Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charles E Williams Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charles E Williams Grave
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Trails End Ranch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trails End Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trails End Ranch 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.<6>

While we didn't find Red Feather Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Feather Lakes.

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

  • Manhattan ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Manhattan is located in Larimer County
  • Virginia Dale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
    • Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <2>
  • Livermore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Tie Siding
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Dale Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek
    • Dale Creek is located in Albany County (WY)
  • Sherman ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Sherman has also been known as:
    • Old Sherman
  • Bellvue
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Buttes ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
    • Red Buttes is located in Albany County (WY)
  • Laporte
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laporte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
    • Laporte is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <2>
  • Buford
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stout ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Stout is located in Larimer County
  • Estes Park
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Park
    • Estes Park is located in Larimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estes Park <2>

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

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

The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Feather Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Feather Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8025, Longitude: -105.5917       In this case, the coordinates for Red Feather Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Red Feather Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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