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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 Sargents (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 Sargents. 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 hospitals and 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.

Sargents is located in Saguache 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 Saguache County: Alamosa, Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Mineral & Rio Grande.

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

  • Saguache County     (The home county of Sargents)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sargents, with the one closest to Sargents listed first.
    • Bonanza
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bonanza is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
    • Kerper City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kerper City is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerper City
    • Spook City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spook City is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook City
    • Saguache
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Villa Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Chaffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sargents, with the one closest to Sargents listed first.
    • Monarch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maysville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Maysville is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Mears Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
    • Hancock ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hancock is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Poncha Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Iron City is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Belleview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Browns Canon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
    • Salida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cleora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cleora is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
    • Turret ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Turret is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sargents, with the one closest to Sargents listed first.
    • Wellsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wellsville is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Calcite ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Calcite is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
  • Gunnison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sargents, with the one closest to Sargents listed first.
    • Whitepine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
      • Whitepine has also been known as:
      • White Pine
    • Bowerman ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowerman is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerman
      • Bowerman has also been known as:
      • Camp Bowerman
      • Nugget City
    • Pitkin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ohio City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Parlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tincup
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Tincup is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
    • Abbeyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
      • Former name for Abbeyville:
      • Hillerton
    • Almont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gunnison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Sargents ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sargents.

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 Sargents - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • White Pine Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Doyleville Cemetery #1
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Tomichi Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jacks Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pitkin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ohio City Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Parlin Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Poncha Springs Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Whites Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Iris Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Boothill Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Campo Santo Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sargents had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chester is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Monarch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Doyleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Doyleville is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyleville
  • Garfield ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Garfield is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Pitkin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Maysville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maysville is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Ohio City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonanza
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonanza is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Mears Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
  • Romley ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Romley is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley
  • Parlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Poncha Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Alder ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alder is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
    • Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Alpine ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Alpine is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine

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

Newspapers Published in Sargents ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sargents.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sargents:

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 Sargents, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sargents) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.