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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 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 occur.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Red Feather Lakes 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 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)
      • Manhattan is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Rustic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rustic is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
    • Stove Prairie Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Virginia Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Livermore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Glen Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bellvue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Laporte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Waverly is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Drake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stout ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stout is located in Larimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Estes Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • 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)
      • Lulu City is located in Grand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
    • Dutchtown ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dutchtown is located in Grand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Jackson County
    • Gould ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gould is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • 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)
      • Hermosa is located in Albany County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
    • Sherman ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherman is located in Albany County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman has also been known as:
      • Old Sherman
    • The Buttes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • The Buttes is located in Albany County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Buttes
    • Red Buttes ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Red Buttes is located in Albany County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
    • Buford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Harmony is located in Albany County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Jelm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Woods Landing is located in Albany County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing
  • Laramie County (WY)
    • Granite Canon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Granite Canon is located in Laramie County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Canon

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

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 Red Feather Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Levi Yockey Grave
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Black Mtn. Ranch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Manhattan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Robinson Ranch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Swan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jewett Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pickens' Point Memorials
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Great Stupa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edward Halliday Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poudre Canyon Chapel Columbariun
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairkytes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Charles E Williams Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trails End Ranch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 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)
    • Manhattan is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Virginia Dale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
    • Dale Creek is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek
  • Sherman ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherman is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • 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)
    • Red Buttes is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
  • Laporte
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buford
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stout ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stout is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Estes Park
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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.

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 first turn to 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:

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 Red Feather Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Feather Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.