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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 Snowmass Village (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 Snowmass Village. 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 Snowmass Village ...

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 Snowmass Village: Snowmass Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Snowmass Village is located in Pitkin 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 Pitkin County: Chaffee, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Lake & Mesa.

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

  • Pitkin County     (The home county of Snowmass Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snowmass Village, with the one closest to Snowmass Village listed first.
    • Woody Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Aspen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Snowmass
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lenado ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
      • Lenado is located in Pitkin County
    • Ashcroft ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
      • Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
      • Former names for Ashcroft:
      • Castle Forks City
      • Chloride
    • Meredith
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomasville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
    • Redstone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Biglow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biglow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
      • Biglow is located in Pitkin County
    • Norrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
      • Norrie is located in Pitkin County
    • Independence ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Pitkin County
      • Independence has also been known as:
      • Chipeta
      • Farwell
      • Hunter's Pass
      • Mammoth City
      • Mount Hope
      • Sparkill
    • Ruby ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Pitkin County
  • Eagle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snowmass Village, with the one closest to Snowmass Village listed first.
    • Basalt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
      • Basalt is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
      • Former names for Basalt:
      • Aspen Junction
      • Fryingpan Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <1>
    • El Jebel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Troutville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
      • Troutville is located in Eagle County
    • Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
      • Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
    • Gypsum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Eagle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snowmass Village, with the one closest to Snowmass Village listed first.
    • Carbondale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cardiff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
    • Glenwood Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gunnison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snowmass Village, with the one closest to Snowmass Village listed first.
    • Crystal ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
      • Crystal is located in Gunnison County
    • Marble
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
      • Marble is located in Gunnison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <1>
    • Gothic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
      • Gothic is located in Gunnison County
    • Mount Crested Butte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Crested Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crested Butte
      • Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Crested Butte
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Irwin ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Gunnison County
    • Pieplant ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pieplant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
      • Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
      • Pieplant has also been known as:
      • Pie Plant
      • Pieplant Mill

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Snowmass Village ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snowmass Village.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Snowmass Village. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Snowmass Village and those printed in the larger area surrounding Snowmass Village.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Snowmass Village.

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 Snowmass Village:

Cemeteries Near Snowmass Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snowmass Village.

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

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

  • Red Butte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Butte Cemetery
  • Ute Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ute Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ute Cemetery
  • Aspen Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aspen Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspen Grove Cemetery
  • Wheatley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatley Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marble Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marble Cemetery
  • Carbondale Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carbondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbondale Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
  • Marion Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Cemetery
  • Crested Butte Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crested Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crested Butte Cemetery
  • Irwin Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irwin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Rosebud Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosebud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebud 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.<5>

While we didn't find Snowmass Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Snowmass Village.

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

  • Woody Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aspen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lenado ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
    • Lenado is located in Pitkin County
  • Basalt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
    • Basalt is located in Eagle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
    • Former names for Basalt:
    • Aspen Junction
    • Fryingpan Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <1>
  • Emma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
    • Emma is located in Pitkin County
  • Ruedi ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruedi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
    • Ruedi is located in Eagle County
  • Crystal ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Gunnison County
  • Ashcroft ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
    • Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
    • Former names for Ashcroft:
    • Castle Forks City
    • Chloride
  • Marble
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
    • Marble is located in Gunnison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <1>
  • Thomasville ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
  • Gothic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
    • Gothic is located in Gunnison County
  • Norrie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
    • Norrie is located in Pitkin County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Nast
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nast have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nast
      • Nast is located in Pitkin County
    • Pittsburg ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Gunnison County
    • Carbondale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

The official website for Snowmass Village: www.tosv.com/

The official website for Pitkin County: www.aspenpitkin.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>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>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 from Point A (ie- Snowmass Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snowmass Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2134, Longitude: -106.9395    
<4>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.
<5>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 Snowmass Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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