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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 Stratton Meadows (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 Stratton Meadows. 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 Stratton Meadows ...

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 Stratton Meadows: Stratton Mdws.

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 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.

Stratton Meadows is located in El Paso 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 El Paso County: Crowley, Douglas, Elbert, Fremont, Lincoln, Pueblo & Teller.

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

  • El Paso County     (The home county of Stratton Meadows)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stratton Meadows, with the one closest to Stratton Meadows listed first.
    • Kelker
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kelker is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
    • Colorado Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
      • Former names for Colorado Springs:
      • El Paso
      • Fountain Colony
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <1>
    • Stratmoor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stratmoor is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
    • Fort Carson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Manitou Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Widefield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cimarron Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cascade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chipita Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Falcon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Mountain Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stratton Meadows, with the one closest to Stratton Meadows listed first.
    • Larkspur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Westcreek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Westcreek is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcreek
  • Fremont County
  • Pueblo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stratton Meadows, with the one closest to Stratton Meadows listed first.
    • Stone City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Stone City is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Pinon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinon is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
  • Teller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stratton Meadows, with the one closest to Stratton Meadows listed first.
    • Goldfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Goldfield is located in Teller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
    • Woodland Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Independence ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Independence is located in Teller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Victor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Divide
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cripple Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Florissant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Stratton Meadows ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stratton Meadows.

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 Stratton Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stratton Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sons of Israel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shrine of Rest Mausoleum
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Washington Cemetery
    • Mountain Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57264 <2>
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Helen Hunt Jackson Memorial
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bouma / Briggs Grave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Paupers' Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Park Memorial
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park Memorial
    • The Pioneer Park Memorial has also been known as:
    • Mesa Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crystal Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry Harkins Gravesite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Pikes Peak National Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mt. St. Francis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Francis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. St. Francis Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Colorado Springs.
      • The Mt. St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Francis Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery at Fountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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 Stratton Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stratton Meadows.

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

  • Kelker
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kelker is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
  • Ivywild
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ivywild is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywild
  • Colorado Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
    • Former names for Colorado Springs:
    • El Paso
    • Fountain Colony
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <1>
  • Widefield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elsmere
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elsmere is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Manitou Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pikeview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pikeview is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeview
  • Fountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Falcon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Mountain Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Buttes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buttes is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttes
  • Wigwam
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wigwam is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Monument
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Palmer Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Eastonville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Eastonville is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville

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

Newspapers Published in Stratton Meadows ...

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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stratton Meadows.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stratton Meadows, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stratton Meadows.

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 Stratton Meadows:

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>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- Stratton Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Stratton Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.