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 Schramm (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 Schramm. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Schramm is located in Yuma 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 Yuma County: Kit Carson, Logan, Phillips, Washington, Cheyenne (KS), Chase (NE) & Dundy (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Schramm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schramm:
- Yuma County (The home county of Schramm)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schramm, with the one closest to Schramm listed first.
- Eckley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yuma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Robb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Robb is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Laird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laird is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schramm, with the one closest to Schramm listed first.
- Hyde ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Calhoun ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Otis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lone Star ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Harmon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harmon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
- Platner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Platner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platner
- Burdett ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burdett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Curtis ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schramm, see our County-by-County Page for Schramm.
Cemeteries Near Schramm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schramm.
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 Schramm - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schramm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schramm, with the one closest to Schramm listed first.
- Yuma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma Cemetery
- The Yuma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yuma Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #285398 <2>
- Eckley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hyde Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Methodist Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Schlake Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otis Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glendale Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Vernon.
- The Glendale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vernon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57303 <2>
- Grandview Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Wray.
- The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wray Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #231807 <2>
- Hope Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Long Family Cemetery
- The Long Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178575 <2>
- Bryant Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Burdett Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Triangle Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Schramm in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schramm.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schramm, with the one closest to Schramm listed first.
- Eckley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Robb is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Hyde ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Otis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Harmon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harmon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
- Burdett ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burdett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Laird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laird is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Curtis ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schramm. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schramm.
Newspapers Published in Schramm ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schramm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schramm, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schramm.
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 Schramm:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Yuma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schramm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Schramm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |