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 Stonewall (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 Stonewall. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Stonewall is located in Chaffee 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 Chaffee County: Fremont, Gunnison, Lake, Park, Pitkin & Saguache.
Below are the counties that are near Stonewall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stonewall:
- Chaffee County (The home county of Stonewall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Hancock ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hancock is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Iron City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Monarch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Browns Canon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Belleview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Nathrop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poncha Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mears Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Wellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wellsville is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Calcite ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calcite is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
- Gunnison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Whitepine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
- Whitepine has also been known as:
- White Pine
- Pitkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tincup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tincup is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Bowerman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerman is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerman
- Bowerman has also been known as:
- Camp Bowerman
- Nugget City
- Abbeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Former name for Abbeyville:
- Hillerton
- Ohio City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pieplant ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
- Pieplant has also been known as:
- Pie Plant
- Pieplant Mill
- Almont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- Low Pass ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Low Pass is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
- Pitkin County
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Saguache County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Sargents
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bonanza
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Kerper City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kerper City is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerper City
- Spook City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spook City is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stonewall, see our County-by-County Page for Stonewall.
Cemeteries Near Stonewall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stonewall.
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 Stonewall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stonewall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Tomichi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Pine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pitkin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boothill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tincup Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Poncha Springs Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doyleville Cemetery #1
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Parlin Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cleora Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Stonewall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stonewall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Romley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Romley is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Monarch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Pitkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tincup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tincup is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Ohio City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sargents
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Browns Canon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Poncha Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belleview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Nathrop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doyleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Doyleville is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyleville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stonewall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stonewall.
Newspapers Published in Stonewall ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stonewall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stonewall, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stonewall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Stonewall:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Chaffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fremont County
- Gunnison County
- Lake County
- Pitkin County
- Saguache 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 Stonewall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stonewall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |