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 Sikes (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 Sikes. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sikes is located in Fremont 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 Fremont County: Chaffee, Custer, El Paso, Park, Pueblo, Saguache & Teller.
Below are the counties that are near Sikes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sikes:
- Fremont County (The home county of Sikes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sikes, with the one closest to Sikes listed first.
- Coal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Penrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Lincoln Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Prospect Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
- Canon City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin Joe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Sunset City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset City is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
- Echo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Hillside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Custer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sikes, with the one closest to Sikes listed first.
- Wetmore
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Querida ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Querida is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
- Querida has also been known as:
- Bassick
- Querida Junction
- Rosita
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rosita is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
- Silver Cliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westcliffe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ula ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ula is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
- El Paso County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sikes, with the one closest to Sikes listed first.
- Henkel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henkel is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkel
- Wigwam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wigwam is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
- Huerfano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sikes, with the one closest to Sikes listed first.
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Apache City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Apache City is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache City
- Pueblo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sikes, with the one closest to Sikes listed first.
- Siloam
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Beulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beulah Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
- Stone City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stone City is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Pueblo West
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pueblo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pueblo is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112,751 people
- Former names for Pueblo:
- Bessemer
- Central Pueblo
- South Pueblo
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo <1>
- Colorado City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colorado City is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
- Salt Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Greenhorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhorn is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
- Lombard Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lombard Village is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard Village
- Pinon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinon is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sikes, see our County-by-County Page for Sikes.
Cemeteries Near Sikes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sikes.
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 Sikes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sikes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sikes, with the one closest to Sikes listed first.
- Union Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- San Juan Bautisa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Penrose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swallows Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fremont Memory Gardens Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Vale Memory Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbey Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosita Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Upper Beaver Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Valhalla Memorial Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Cliff Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sikes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sikes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sikes, with the one closest to Sikes listed first.
- Wetmore
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Siloam
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Coal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Chandler ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Swallows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swallows is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallows
- Brookside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Beulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Canon City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosita
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rosita is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
- Silver Cliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sikes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sikes.
Newspapers Published in Sikes ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sikes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sikes, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sikes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sikes:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Fremont County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Custer County
- El Paso County
- Huerfano County
- Pueblo County
- 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> | 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 Sikes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sikes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |