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 Saint Charles (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 Saint Charles. 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 Saint Charles ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Charles: St. Charles

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Saint Charles 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 Saint Charles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Charles:

• Pueblo County     (The home county of Saint Charles)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
  • Salt Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
    • Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
  • Lombard Village
    (7 miles [11.3 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Vineland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Vineland is located in Pueblo County
  • Pueblo West
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo West
    • Pueblo West is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo West <2>
  • Nyberg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyberg
    • Nyberg is located in Pueblo County
  • Avondale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Avondale is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <2>
  • Colorado City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
    • Colorado City is located in Pueblo County
  • Fort Reynolds
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Reynolds
    • Fort Reynolds is located in Pueblo County
  • Beulah Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Pinon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
    • Pinon is located in Pueblo County
  • Beulah
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • 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>
• Custer County
  • Wetmore
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
• El Paso County
  • Henkel
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henkel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkel
    • Henkel is located in El Paso County
• Fremont County
  • Penrose
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
    • Penrose is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <2>
• Huerfano County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
  • Lascar
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lascar
    • Lascar is located in Huerfano County
  • Apache City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Charles ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Charles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Charles, 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 Saint Charles.

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 Saint Charles:

• 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
  • El Paso County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Fremont 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 Saint Charles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Charles.

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

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

• Verde Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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
• Valhalla Memorial Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • The Valhalla Memorial Park has also been known as:
  • Valhalla Memorial Park
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valhalla Memorial Park
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57602 <4>
• Roselawn Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57522 <4>
• Mountain View Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57448 <4>
• Masonic Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
• Doyle Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
• Finn Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finn Cemetery
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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
• Swallows Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swallows Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236061 <4>
• San Jose Church Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jose Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Church Cemetery
• Beulah Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Brookside Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Speed Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Butte Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Penrose Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penrose 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.<5>

While we didn't find Saint Charles in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Charles.

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

• Salt Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
  • Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
• Goodnight
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
  • Goodnight is located in Pueblo County
• Pueblo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Baxter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Pueblo County
• Eden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Pueblo County
• Nyberg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyberg
  • Nyberg is located in Pueblo County
• Swallows
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swallows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallows
  • Swallows is located in Pueblo County
• Beulah
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Greenhorn
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Pinon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
  • Pinon is located in Pueblo County
• Siloam
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Boone
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Pueblo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <2>
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rye
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Rye is located in Pueblo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <2>
  • Fairview
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Nepesta
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nepesta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepesta
    • Nepesta is located in Pueblo County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Charles. 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/