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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 Sedalia (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 Sedalia. 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.

Sedalia is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Arapahoe, El Paso, Elbert, Jefferson, Park & Teller.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Sedalia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sedalia, with the one closest to Sedalia listed first.
    • Castle Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Louviers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Castle Pines North
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
      • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
    • Carriage Club
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
    • Castle Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Roxborough Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Roxborough Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Park
    • Gateway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Gateway is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
    • Highlands Ranch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Acres Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Lone Tree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Meridian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Meridian is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Founders Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Founders Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sedalia, with the one closest to Sedalia listed first.
    • Hillcrest Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hillcrest Village is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Village
    • Friendly Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Friendly Village is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
    • Berkley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • North Washington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • North Washington is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
    • Adams City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Adams City is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
    • Hidden Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
    • Twin Lakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Derby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Derby is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Dupont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sherrelwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
    • Welby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Western Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Westminster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Arapahoe County
  • Clear Creek County
  • Denver County
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sedalia, with the one closest to Sedalia listed first.
    • Palmer Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Monument
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Woodmoor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
    • Gleneagle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sedalia, with the one closest to Sedalia listed first.
    • Ponderosa Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
    • Elizabeth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Kiowa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Elbert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sedalia, with the one closest to Sedalia listed first.
    • Archer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Archer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Columbine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
    • Ken Caryl
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dome Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Foxton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sky Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
    • Twin Forks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Aspen Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
    • Conifer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Indian Springs Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Park County
  • Teller County
    • Woodland Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Sedalia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sedalia.

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

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

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

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 Sedalia had a population of 169 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Sedalia ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sedalia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sedalia, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sedalia.

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 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 Sedalia:

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