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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 Sheehan (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 Sheehan. 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 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.

Sheehan is located in Weld 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 Weld County: Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Kimball (NE) & Laramie (WY).

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

  • Weld County     (The home county of Sheehan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheehan, with the one closest to Sheehan listed first.
    • Johnson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Weld County
    • Keenesburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenesburg
      • Keenesburg is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keenesburg <2>
    • Roggen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roggen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roggen
      • Roggen is located in Weld County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roggen <2>
    • Hudson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
    • Lochbuie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lochbuie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
      • Lochbuie is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
    • Aristocrat Ranchettes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aristocrat Ranchettes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristocrat Ranchettes
      • Aristocrat Ranchettes is located in Weld County
    • Dearfield ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearfield
      • Dearfield is located in Weld County
    • Fort Lupton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hardin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Weld County
    • Wattenberg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
      • Wattenberg is located in Weld County
    • Platteville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
      • Platteville is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platteville <2>
    • Gilcrest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheehan, with the one closest to Sheehan listed first.
    • Comanche ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
      • Comanche is located in Adams County
    • Bennett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Brighton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Strasburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Commerce City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce City
      • Commerce City is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,317 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce City <2>
    • Watkins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Todd Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
      • Todd Creek is located in Adams County
    • Henderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Adams County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
    • Darlow ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darlow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
      • Darlow is located in Adams County
    • Little Texas ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Texas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
      • Little Texas is located in Adams County
    • Friendly Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
      • Friendly Village is located in Adams County
    • Eastlake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
      • Eastlake is located in Adams County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastlake <2>
  • Arapahoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheehan, with the one closest to Sheehan listed first.
    • Byers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Altura
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altura have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
      • Altura is located in Arapahoe County
    • Aurora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
  • Denver County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheehan, with the one closest to Sheehan listed first.
    • Hoyt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
      • Hoyt is located in Morgan County
    • Wiggins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
      • Orchard is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Sheehan ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheehan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheehan, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sheehan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sheehan:

Cemeteries Near Sheehan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheehan.

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

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hoyt Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoyt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoyt Cemetery
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Black Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Former name for Mizpah Cemetery:
    • Sandhill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mizpah Cemetery
  • St. Clair Ross Memorial Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Remember The Ten Crash Site Memorial
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiggins Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Woolsey Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Roggen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roggen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roggen
    • Roggen is located in Weld County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roggen <2>
  • Hudson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
  • Fort Lupton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Masters
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
    • Masters is located in Weld County
  • Hardin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Hardin is located in Weld County
  • Platteville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
    • Platteville is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platteville <2>
  • La Salle
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Evans is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <2>
  • Byers
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dick
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
    • Dick is located in Weld County
  • Saint Vrains
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vrains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
    • Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
  • Goodrich
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Morgan County
  • Greeley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Weld County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sheehan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Sheehan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sheehan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0583, Longitude: -104.4422       In this case, the coordinates for Sheehan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Sheehan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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