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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sunset. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sunset to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sunset, 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 Sunset (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 Sunset. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sunset is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Sunset. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunset:
- Boulder County (The home county of Sunset)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Gold Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Ward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallstreet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wallstreet is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallstreet
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tungsten is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Salina
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Rowena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowena is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
- Nederland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <2>
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Lazy Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Acres
- Eldora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Former names for Eldora:
- El Dora
- Eldorado
- Eldora has also been known as:
- Happy Valley
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Federal Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Northglenn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hidden Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Holiday Hills Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Thornton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Sherrelwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Twin Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Western Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Western Hills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Broomfield Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Alice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Saint Mary's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary's is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary's
- Dumont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Downieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Idaho Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lawson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Empire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Pass
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Berthoud Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Rollinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- American City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Black Hawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Central City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Russell Gulch
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Cottonwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Grand County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Winter Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fraser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tabernash
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Granby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Coal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Twin Spruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- 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
- Wallace Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Golden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bergen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Park
- Applewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Applewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Arvada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pleasant View
- East Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- Genesee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Big Elk Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Estes Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Berthoud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Campion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campion is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Frederick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dacono
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Firestone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Mead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunset, see our County-by-County Page for Sunset.
Cemeteries Near Sunset ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset.
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 Sunset - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunset covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nederland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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 <3>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eldorado Springs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dory Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Valmont Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (77 more) ...
- Catholic Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- City Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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.
Sunset itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Sugarloaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Gold Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Nederland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <2>
- Crisman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crisman is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Salina
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Rollinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boulder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Altona ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altona is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Valmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunset. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset.
Newspapers Published in Sunset ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset.
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 Sunset:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Boulder County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Broomfield County
- Clear Creek County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer County
- Weld County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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 Sunset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |