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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 San Isabel (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 San Isabel. 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 and hospitals 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.

San Isabel is located in Custer 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 Custer County: Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo & Saguache.

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

  • Custer County     (The home county of San Isabel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Isabel, with the one closest to San Isabel listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Greenwood is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Wetmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Querida ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Querida is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
      • Querida has also been known as:
      • Bassick
      • Querida Junction
    • Rosita
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosita is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
    • Silver Cliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Westcliffe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ula ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ula is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Isabel, with the one closest to San Isabel listed first.
    • Coal Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Rockvale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Florence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Williamsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Brookside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Brookside is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Penrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Huerfano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Isabel, with the one closest to San Isabel listed first.
    • Apache City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Apache City is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache City
    • Gardner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Lascar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lascar is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lascar
    • Tioga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Tioga is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Red Wing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Calumet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Calumet is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Alamo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • La Veta Pass
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
    • Muleshoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
    • Uptop ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
    • Cuchara Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara Junction
    • Walsenburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pueblo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Isabel, with the one closest to San Isabel listed first.
    • Beulah Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
    • Beulah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rye
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rye is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
    • Colorado City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Colorado City is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
    • Greenhorn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenhorn is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
    • Siloam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Pueblo West
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Salt Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
  • Saguache County
    • Liberty ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Liberty is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty

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

Cemeteries Near San Isabel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Isabel.

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 San Isabel - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for San Isabel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Beulah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cisneros Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Maes Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Farisita Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosita Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Butte Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Speed Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sanches Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Chama Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yellowstone Creek Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Verde Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Fairview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Beulah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rye
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rye is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
  • Greenhorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenhorn is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
  • Gardner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Bradford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Wetmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rosita
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosita is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
  • Badito
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Badito is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badito
  • Siloam
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Malachite
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Malachite is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malachite
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tioga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Tioga is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Silver Cliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharpsdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sharpsdale is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsdale

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

Newspapers Published in San Isabel ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Isabel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Isabel, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Isabel.

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 San Isabel:

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>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 San Isabel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- San Isabel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.