Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Smith Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Smith Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smith Hill, please Contact Us.
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 Smith Hill (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 Smith Hill. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Smith Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Gilpin 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 Gilpin County: Boulder, Clear Creek, Grand & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Smith Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith Hill:
- Gilpin County (The home county of Smith Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Black Hawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Black Hawk is located in Gilpin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Hawk <3>
- Cottonwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Central City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Gilpin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <3>
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Russell Gulch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Apex ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rollinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollinsville
- Rollinsville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollinsville <3>
- American City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kingston
- From Smith Hill to Kingston
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Hidden Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Westminster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Federal Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Heights
- Federal Heights is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Heights <3>
- Holiday Hills Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills Village
- Holiday Hills Village is located in Adams County
- Sherrelwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherrelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Twin Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Western Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- North Washington is located in Adams County
- Welby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Northglenn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northglenn
- Northglenn is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northglenn <3>
- Adams City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Derby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bow Mar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Mar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
- Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Arapahoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <3>
- Columbine Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine Valley
- Columbine Valley is located in Arapahoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,508 people
- Littleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Arapahoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <3>
- Cherry Knolls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southglenn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southglenn
- Southglenn is located in Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Pinecliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinecliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecliffe
- Pinecliffe is located in Boulder County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinecliffe <3>
- Wondervu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wondervu have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Crescent Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Nederland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tungsten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Tungsten is located in Boulder County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tungsten
- From Smith Hill to Tungsten
- Eldora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Magnolia
- From Smith Hill to Magnolia
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallstreet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boulder
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Salina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Broomfield Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Broomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
- Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <3>
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Idaho Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dumont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Dumont is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <3>
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Downieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brookvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Mary's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Empire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silverdale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Plume
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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 <3>
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- West Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Denver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sandown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Roxborough Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxborough Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Park
- Roxborough Park is located in Douglas County
- Highlands Ranch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlands Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands Ranch
- Highlands Ranch is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands Ranch <3>
- Grand County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Winter Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <3>
- Fraser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <3>
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Bergen Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Spruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Genesee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Genesee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <3>
- Kittredge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittredge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
- Kittredge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittredge <3>
- Golden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Idledale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brook Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Forest
- Brook Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Applewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- West Pleasant View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Pleasant View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Weller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <3>
- Bailey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <3>
- Shawnee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <3>
- Webster ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Park County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Webster
- From Smith Hill to Webster
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Chihuahua is located in Summit County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chihuahua
- From Smith Hill to Chihuahua
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rexford ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Rexford is located in Summit County
- Keystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swandyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Swandyke
- From Smith Hill to Swandyke
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Smith Hill.
Cemeteries Near Smith Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith Hill.
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 Smith Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Missouri City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Missouri City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Missouri City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Idaho Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dory Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dory Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights of Pythias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Foresters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foresters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foresters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Red Men Lodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Men Lodge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Men Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bald Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bald Mtn. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bald Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Mtn. IOOF Lodge #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- Russell Gulch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Gulch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dumont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alvarado Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
Smith Hill itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Cottonwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Black Hawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Black Hawk is located in Gilpin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Hawk <3>
- Idaho Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Gilpin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <3>
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Russell Gulch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dumont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Dumont is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <3>
- Lamartine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamartine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
- Rollinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollinsville
- Rollinsville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollinsville <3>
- Lawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brookvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Empire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Golden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smith Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smith Hill.
Newspapers Published in Smith Hill ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smith Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smith Hill.
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 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 Smith Hill:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Gilpin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Clear Creek County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- Grand County
- Jefferson County
- Park County
- Summit County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gilpin County: www.co.gilpin.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 Smith Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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- Smith Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smith Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7783, Longitude: -105.4584 In this case, the coordinates for Smith Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<6> | 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. |