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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 Tanglewood Acres (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 Tanglewood Acres. 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 and 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.

Tanglewood Acres is located in Custer 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 Custer County: Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo & Saguache.

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

  • Custer County     (The home county of Tanglewood Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood Acres, with the one closest to Tanglewood Acres listed first.
    • Ula ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ula is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
    • Westcliffe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Cliff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Querida ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Querida is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
      • Querida has also been known as:
      • Bassick
      • Querida Junction
    • Rosita
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Rosita is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
    • Greenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Wetmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Alamosa County
    • Hooper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood Acres, with the one closest to Tanglewood Acres listed first.
    • Hillside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cotopaxi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Coaldale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
    • Vallie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Vallie is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
    • Echo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Echo is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Howard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
    • Rockvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookside is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Buckskin Joe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
    • Calcite ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Calcite is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
  • Huerfano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood Acres, with the one closest to Tanglewood Acres listed first.
    • Bradford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Red Wing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saguache County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood Acres, with the one closest to Tanglewood Acres listed first.
    • Crestone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Duncan ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Duncan is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Liberty ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Liberty is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Moffat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Villa Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Tanglewood Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tanglewood Acres.

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 Tanglewood Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Ula Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pines Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
    • The Pines Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cusacks Cemetery Of The Pines
  • The Pines Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Cliff Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Teton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosita Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cotton Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mirage Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Villa Grove Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Urraca Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The Urraca Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urraca Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Urraca Cemetery is located 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the northeast of Alamosa.
      • The Urraca Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bad Booze Cemetery
      • Bowerman - Reimer - Nelson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57595 <3>
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Westcliffe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Cliff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Crestone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosita
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rosita is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
  • Moffat
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bradford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Cotopaxi
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Coaldale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Texas Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Creek
  • Vallie
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Vallie is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
  • Villa Grove
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Echo is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Greenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Wetmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Tanglewood Acres ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tanglewood Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tanglewood Acres, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tanglewood Acres.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tanglewood Acres:

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