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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rexford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rexford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rexford, please Contact Us.
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 Rexford (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 Rexford. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Rexford is historic, it would have been located within present day Summit 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 Summit County: Clear Creek, Eagle, Grand, Lake & Park.
Below are the counties that are near Rexford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rexford:
- Summit County (The home county of Rexford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
- Saint Johns ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Keystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
- Wild Irishman has also been known as:
- Preston Mill
- Preston
- Breckenridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Dyersville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dyersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
- Frisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silverthorne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Bakerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Silver Plume
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silverdale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Berthoud Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berthoud Pass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Empire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Downieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Dumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Bighorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bighorn is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Pando ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Red Cliff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Minturn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Russell Gulch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Central City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- American City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Black Hawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Cottonwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Grand County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Winter Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fraser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Brook Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brook Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Forest
- Crossons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crossons is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
- Bergen Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bergen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Park
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Climax ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Leadville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Webster ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Weller is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
- Como
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shawnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alma Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alma Junction is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Park City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Fairplay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rexford, see our County-by-County Page for Rexford.
Cemeteries Near Rexford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rexford.
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 Rexford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rexford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dillon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamping Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Como Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silverplume Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverplume Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverplume Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Silver Plume.
- The Silverplume Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Silver Plume Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324843 <3>
- Griffin Monument
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buckskin Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alvarado Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alvarado Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Alvarado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alvarado - Georgetown Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57149 <3>
- Old Georgetown Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Georgetown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Georgetown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Empire.
- The Old Georgetown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722258 <3>
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- Empire Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Empire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57258 <3>
- Park City Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Fairplay Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Rexford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rexford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Keystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Breckenridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webster ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Frisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graymont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graymont is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Plume
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Como
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Climax ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rexford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rexford.
Newspapers Published in Rexford ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rexford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rexford, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rexford.
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 Rexford:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clear Creek County
- Eagle County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Jefferson County
- Lake County
- Park County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rexford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Rexford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |