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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 Silt (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 Silt. 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.

Silt is located in Garfield 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 Garfield County: Eagle, Mesa, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, Grand (UT) & Uintah (UT).

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

  • Garfield County     (The home county of Silt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silt, with the one closest to Silt listed first.
    • New Castle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rifle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rifle
      • Rifle is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rifle <1>
    • Chacra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacra
      • Chacra is located in Garfield County
    • Glenwood Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cardiff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
    • Carbonate ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbonate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
      • Carbonate is located in Garfield County
    • Battlement Mesa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlement Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlement Mesa
      • Battlement Mesa is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battlement Mesa <1>
    • Carbondale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Parachute
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parachute
      • Parachute is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
      • Former name for Parachute:
      • Grand Valley
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parachute <1>
    • Una
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Una. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
      • Una is located in Garfield County
  • Eagle County
  • Mesa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silt, with the one closest to Silt listed first.
    • Collbran
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collbran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
      • Collbran is located in Mesa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collbran <1>
    • Plateau City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plateau City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau City
      • Plateau City is located in Mesa County

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

Cemeteries Near Silt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silt.

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • High Land Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Land Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Land Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosebud Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebud Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosebud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marion Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Battlement Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russey - Hurlburt Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russey - Hurlburt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russey - Hurlburt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clover Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carbondale Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbondale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carbondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Crest Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Crest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eagalite Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagalite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagalite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Silt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silt.

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

  • New Castle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Antlers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antlers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
    • Antlers is located in Garfield County
  • Rifle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rifle
    • Rifle is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rifle <1>
  • Chacra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacra
    • Chacra is located in Garfield County
  • Glenwood Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cardiff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
  • Cattle Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
    • Cattle Creek is located in Garfield County
  • Satank
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satank
    • Satank is located in Garfield County
  • Parachute
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parachute
    • Parachute is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
    • Former name for Parachute:
    • Grand Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parachute <1>
  • Carbondale
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Shoshone
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoshone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
    • Shoshone is located in Garfield County
  • Una
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Una. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
    • Una is located in Garfield County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Silt ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silt.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Silt. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Silt and those printed in the larger area surrounding Silt.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5> of Silt.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Silt:

The official website for Silt: www.townofsilt.org/

The official website for Garfield County: www.garfield-county.com/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Silt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Silt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5314, Longitude: -107.6251       In this case, the coordinates for Silt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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