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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 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.

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Slate Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Slate Creek.

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 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 may 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)
    • Frisco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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)
      • Saint Johns is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Breckenridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
      • Wild Irishman has also been known as:
      • Preston Mill
      • Preston
    • Chihuahua ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chihuahua is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
    • Montezuma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rexford ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rexford is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
  • 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)
      • Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
    • Bakerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bakerville is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
    • Berthoud Pass
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
    • Silver Plume
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Empire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • 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)
      • Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Alice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Alice is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Saint Mary's
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
    • Lawson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • 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)
      • Bighorn is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
    • Vail
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Vail is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • 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)
    • Astor City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Astor City is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
    • Avon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Avon is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • 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)
      • Gilman is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
    • 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)
      • Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
    • Pando ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Pando is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
    • Edwards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolcott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Gilpin County
    • Kingston ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kingston is located in Gilpin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • 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)
    • Fraser
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabernash
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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)
      • Climax is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax

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

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 Slate Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtcher Gravesite
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burtcher Gravesite is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south of Parshall.
  • Dillon Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • River View Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheephorn Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Brook Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • King Family Cemetery
    • The King Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Family Cemetery
    • The King Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Troublesome Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2571525 <3>
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremmling Cemetery
    • The Kremmling Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Riverside Cemetery
  • Cozens Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozens Cemetery
    • The Cozens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cozens Ranch Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Griffin Monument
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Silverplume Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverplume Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324843 <3>
    • Brett Family Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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 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)
  • Frisco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Keystone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Minturn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Avon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • 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)
    • Troublesome is located in Grand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troublesome
  • Graymont
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Graymont is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
  • Hot Sulphur Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Gilman ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilman is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Belden
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Belden is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • 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)
      • Chihuahua is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
    • 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.

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]<2>. 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 like to start with 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 Slate Creek:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Slate Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.