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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 Slate Creek (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 Slate Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Slate Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Slate Creek: Slate Crk. (or less commonly used: Slate Ck. or Slate Cr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Slate Creek is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Clear Creek, Eagle, Grand, Lake & Park.

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

  • Summit County     (The home county of Slate Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slate Creek, with the one closest to Slate Creek listed first.
    • Heeney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildernest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Silverthorne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dillon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <1>
    • Frisco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <1>
    • Keystone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Copper Mountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint Johns ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Summit County
    • Breckenridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
      • Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
      • Wild Irishman has also been known as:
      • Preston Mill
      • Preston
    • Chihuahua ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chihuahua. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
      • Chihuahua is located in Summit County
    • Montezuma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clear Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slate Creek, with the one closest to Slate Creek listed first.
    • Berthoud Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
      • Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
    • Berthoud Pass
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
      • Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
    • Silver Plume
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
      • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <1>
    • Empire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <1>
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Silverdale ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
      • Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
    • Alice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Alice is located in Clear Creek County
    • Saint Mary's
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
      • Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
    • Lawson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
      • Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
    • Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Downieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Eagle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slate Creek, with the one closest to Slate Creek listed first.
    • Bighorn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bighorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
      • Bighorn is located in Eagle County
    • Vail
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Vail is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <1>
    • Minturn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Minturn is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <1>
    • Astor City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
      • Astor City is located in Eagle County
    • Avon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
    • Gilman ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in Eagle County
    • Red Cliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Hale ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
      • Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
    • Pando ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
      • Pando is located in Eagle County
    • Edwards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <1>
    • Wolcott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <1>
  • Gilpin County
    • Kingston ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Gilpin County
  • Grand County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slate Creek, with the one closest to Slate Creek listed first.
    • Parshall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hot Sulphur Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Winter Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
      • Winter Park is located in Grand County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <1>
    • Fraser
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabernash
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernash
      • Tabernash is located in Grand County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabernash <1>
    • Kremmling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Granby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake County
    • Climax ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Lake County

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

Newspapers Published in Slate Creek ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slate Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slate Creek, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slate Creek.

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 websites either 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 Slate Creek:

Cemeteries Near Slate Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slate Creek.

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

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

  • Burtcher Gravesite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burtcher Gravesite is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north of Parshall.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burtcher Gravesite
  • Dillon Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery
  • River View Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheephorn Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheephorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheephorn Cemetery
  • Valley Brook Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Brook Cemetery
  • King Family Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the King Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the west of Kremmling.
    • The King Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Troublesome Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2571525 <5>
  • Hot Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fraser Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kremmling Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kremmling Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kremmling Cemetery
  • Cozens Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cozens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cozens Ranch Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cozens Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Griffin Monument
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Silverplume Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverplume Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Silver Plume.
      • The Silverplume Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Silver Plume Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silverplume Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324843 <5>
    • Brett Family Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brett Family Cemetery

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

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

  • Dillon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
    • Dillon is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <1>
  • Frisco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Frisco is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <1>
  • Keystone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Minturn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
    • Minturn is located in Eagle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <1>
  • Avon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Eagle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
  • Troublesome
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troublesome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troublesome
    • Troublesome is located in Grand County
  • Graymont
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graymont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
    • Graymont is located in Clear Creek County
  • Hot Sulphur Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Gilman ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
    • Gilman is located in Eagle County
  • Belden
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Belden is located in Eagle County
  • Red Cliff
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Breckenridge
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Montezuma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chihuahua ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chihuahua. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
      • Chihuahua is located in Summit County
    • Fraser
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.co.us/

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>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.
<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slate Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slate Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7842, Longitude: -106.1634       In this case, the coordinates for Slate Creek 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 Slate Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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