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 Rock Creek Park (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 Rock Creek Park. 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 Rock Creek Park ...
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.
Another variation: Rockcreek Park.
- A typical abbreviation for Rock Creek Park: Rock Crk. Park (or less commonly used: Rock Ck. Park or Rock Cr. Park)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rock Creek Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Creek Park.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rock Creek Park is located in El Paso 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 El Paso County: Crowley, Douglas, Elbert, Fremont, Lincoln, Pueblo & Teller.
Below are the counties that are near Rock Creek Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Creek Park:
- El Paso County (The home county of Rock Creek Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Park, with the one closest to Rock Creek Park listed first.
- Fort Carson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stratmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stratmoor is also located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
- Widefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kelker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kelker is also located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
- Fountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colorado Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manitou Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cimarron Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wigwam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wigwam is also located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
- Chipita Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chipita Park is also located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipita Park
- Chipita Park has also been known as:
- Cascade - Chipita Park
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chipita Park <1>
- Henkel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henkel is also located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkel
- Green Mountain Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Park, with the one closest to Rock Creek Park listed first.
- Penrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Canon City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Coal Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Rockvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckskin Joe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Pueblo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Park, with the one closest to Rock Creek Park listed first.
- Stone City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stone City is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Pinon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinon is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
- Pueblo West
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Teller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Park, with the one closest to Rock Creek Park listed first.
- Goldfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goldfield is located in Teller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
- Independence ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Independence was located in Teller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Victor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cripple Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Divide
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Florissant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Creek Park, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Creek Park.
Cemeteries Near Rock Creek Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Creek Park.
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 Rock Creek Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Creek Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek Park, with the one closest to Rock Creek Park listed first.
- Henry Harkins Gravesite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bouma / Briggs Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery at Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sons of Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shrine of Rest Mausoleum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
- Mountain Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57264 <2>
- Paupers' Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (38 more) ...
- Pioneer Park Memorial
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park Memorial
- The Pioneer Park Memorial has also been known as:
- Mesa Cemetery
- Pikes Peak National Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Butte 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.<3>
While we didn't find Rock Creek Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Creek Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek Park, with the one closest to Rock Creek Park listed first.
- Widefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kelker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kelker is also located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
- Ivywild
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ivywild is also located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywild
- Fountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colorado Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manitou Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buttes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buttes is also located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttes
- Elsmere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elsmere is also located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Pikeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pikeview is also located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeview
- Wigwam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wigwam is also located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
- Green Mountain Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pinon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinon is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
- Florence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monument
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Creek Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Creek Park.
Newspapers Published in Rock Creek Park ...
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 Rock Creek Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Creek Park, 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 Rock Creek Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rock Creek Park:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to El Paso County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fremont County
- Pueblo County
- Teller County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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 Rock Creek Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Creek Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |