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 Rye (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 Rye. 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 Rye ...

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.

Rye was originally named Table Top Mountain

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.

A Few Details for Rye ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

• It was incorporated on November 22, 1937.

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.

Rye is located in Pueblo 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 Pueblo County: Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Lincoln & Otero.

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

• Pueblo County     (The home county of Rye)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Rye, with the one closest to Rye listed first.
  • Colorado City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
    • Colorado City is located in Pueblo County
  • Beulah Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
    • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
  • Beulah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <2>
  • Siloam
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
  • Salt Creek
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
    • Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
  • Lombard Village
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard Village
    • Lombard Village is located in Pueblo County
  • Pueblo
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo
    • Pueblo is located in Pueblo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,751 people
    • Former names for Pueblo:
    • Bessemer
    • Central Pueblo
    • South Pueblo
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo <2>
• Custer County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Rye, with the one closest to Rye listed first.
  • Wetmore
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in Custer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <2>
  • Rosita
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
    • Rosita is located in Custer County
  • Querida ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
    • Querida is located in Custer County
    • Querida has also been known as:
    • Bassick
    • Querida Junction
  • Silver Cliff
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
    • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <2>
• Huerfano County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Rye, with the one closest to Rye listed first.
  • Apache City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apache City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache City
    • Apache City is located in Huerfano County
  • Lascar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lascar
    • Lascar is located in Huerfano County
  • Tioga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Tioga is located in Huerfano County
  • Calumet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Calumet is located in Huerfano County
  • Gardner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Gardner is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
  • Alamo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
  • Cuchara Junction
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuchara Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara Junction
    • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
  • Walsenburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsenburg
    • Walsenburg is located in Huerfano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsenburg <2>
  • Bradford
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
  • Red Wing
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
    • Red Wing is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <2>
  • La Veta Pass
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Veta Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
    • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
  • Uptop ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
    • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
  • La Veta
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta
    • La Veta is located in Huerfano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Veta <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Rye ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rye.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rye, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rye.

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 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 Rye:

• Websites specific to Colorado
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.colorado.gov/archives/

• Pages specific to Pueblo County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Custer County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Huerfano County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Pueblo County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Pueblo County

Cemeteries Near Rye ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rye.

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

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

• Brookside Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
• Beulah Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
• Cisneros Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cisneros Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cisneros Cemetery
• Maes Creek Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maes Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maes Creek Cemetery
• Butte Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butte Cemetery
• Speed Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speed Cemetery
• Farisita Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farisita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farisita Cemetery
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
• Gardner Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
• Verde Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verde Cemetery
• Yellowstone Creek Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellowstone Creek Cemetery
• Sanches Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanches Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanches Cemetery
• Continue List   (19 more) ...
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gonzales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonzales Cemetery
  • Bustos Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bustos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bustos 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rye had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Rye had a population of 253 people.

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

• Greenhorn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
  • Greenhorn is located in Pueblo County
• Beulah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Pueblo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <2>
• Fairview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Custer County
• Badito
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badito
  • Badito is located in Huerfano County
• Tioga
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Tioga is located in Huerfano County
• Gardner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
• Pictou
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pictou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pictou
  • Pictou is located in Huerfano County
• Malachite
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malachite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malachite
  • Malachite is located in Huerfano County
• Greenwood
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Custer County
• Walsenburg
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsenburg
  • Walsenburg is located in Huerfano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsenburg <2>
• Cuchara Junction
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuchara Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara Junction
  • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
• Siloam
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Bradford
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
  • Wetmore
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in Custer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <2>
  • Rosita
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
    • Rosita is located in Custer County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pueblo County: www.co.pueblo.co.us/

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