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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 Rogers Mesa (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 Rogers Mesa. 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 Rogers Mesa ...

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.

While the name of this community is Rogers Mesa, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rogers Mesa may originally have been Roger's Mesa.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rogers Mesa might be written as Roger Mesa.

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.

Rogers Mesa is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Gunnison, Mesa & Montrose.

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

  • Delta County     (The home county of Rogers Mesa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mesa, with the one closest to Rogers Mesa listed first.
    • Lazear
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazear have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazear
      • Lazear is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazear <3>
    • Hotchkiss
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Austin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <3>
    • Orchard City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
      • Orchard City is located in Delta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,242 people
    • Eckert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
      • Cory is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cory <3>
    • Cedaredge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crawford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Delta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Delta
      • North Delta is located in Delta County
    • Delta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bowie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Bowie is located in Delta County
      • Former names for Bowie:
      • Reading
      • Wauneta
    • Grand Mesa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mesa
      • Grand Mesa is located in Delta County
  • Gunnison County
    • Somerset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <3>
  • Montrose County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mesa, with the one closest to Rogers Mesa listed first.
    • Maher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Olathe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olathe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
      • Olathe is located in Montrose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
    • Montrose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Vernal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vernal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
      • Vernal is located in Montrose County
    • Cimarron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
      • Cimarron is located in Montrose County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron <3>
    • Uncompahgre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
      • Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County

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

Cemeteries Near Rogers Mesa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rogers Mesa.

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

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

  • Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crim Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedaredge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedaredge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedaredge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cedaredge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960144 <5>
  • Eckert Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eckert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eckert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cory Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Read Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Read Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Read Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mesa View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesa View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mesa View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ash Mesa Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Mesa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Mesa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Delta Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Olathe Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olathe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olathe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Rogers Mesa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rogers Mesa.

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

  • Hotchkiss
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crawford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Paonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chipeta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipeta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipeta
    • Chipeta is located in Delta County
  • Maher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Delta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Roubideau
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roubideau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
    • Roubideau is located in Delta County
  • Fairview
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Montrose County
  • Montrose
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County
  • Escalante
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escalante. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
    • Escalante is located in Delta County
  • Cimarron
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
    • Cimarron is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron <3>
  • Uncompahgre
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
    • Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County
  • Dominguez
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dominguez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
    • Dominguez is located in Delta County

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

Newspapers Published in Rogers Mesa ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogers Mesa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rogers Mesa, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rogers Mesa.

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 Rogers Mesa:

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

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Rogers Mesa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Rogers Mesa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rogers Mesa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7792, Longitude: -107.7931       In this case, the coordinates for Rogers Mesa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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