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 Springdale (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 Springdale. 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 hospitals 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.
Springdale is located in Boulder 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 Boulder County: Adams, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Larimer & Weld.
Below are the counties that are near Springdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springdale:
- Boulder County (The home county of Springdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Lazy Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Acres
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rowena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rowena is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
- Sunshine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Salina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Wallstreet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wallstreet is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallstreet
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Boulder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gunbarrel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Eastlake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Northglenn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Sherrelwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Todd Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Berkley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Twin Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Broomfield Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Alice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Saint Mary's
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
- Idaho Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Downieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Empire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Denver County
- West Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Rollinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- American City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Black Hawk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Central City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Cottonwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Russell Gulch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Grand County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Fraser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winter Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tabernash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Granby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Coal Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Twin Spruce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- Wallace Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Oak Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Golden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arvada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Applewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- West Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pleasant View
- Lakeside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bergen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Park
- Larimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Big Elk Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Berthoud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Estes Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Campion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campion is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
- Glen Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Loveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Masonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Horsetooth Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Frederick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Highland Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Dacono
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Firestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lupton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wattenberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Johnstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Platteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Milliken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springdale, see our County-by-County Page for Springdale.
Cemeteries Near Springdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springdale.
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 Springdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Jamestown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ryssby Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weisner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Mtn. Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Boulder.
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Mtn. Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57314 <2>
- Valmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Niwot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (95 more) ...
- Hygiene Cemetery North
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hygiene Cemetery South
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene Cemetery South
- The Hygiene Cemetery South has also been known as:
- Hygiene South Cemetery
- Nederland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Springdale had a population of 34 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunshine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Salina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Crisman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crisman is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Altona ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Altona is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Sugarloaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Boulder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Niwot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hygiene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Noland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Noland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springdale.
Newspapers Published in Springdale ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springdale, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Springdale:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Boulder County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Broomfield County
- Clear Creek County
- Denver County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer County
- Weld County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Springdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Springdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |