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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Thurman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Thurman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Thurman, 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 Thurman (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 Thurman. 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 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 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 Thurman is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan & Yuma.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Thurman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurman, with the one closest to Thurman listed first.
    • Anton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Arickaree ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arickaree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arickaree
      • Arickaree is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arickaree
      • From Thurman to Arickaree
    • Wiladel ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wiladel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiladel
      • Wiladel is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wiladel
      • From Thurman to Wiladel
    • Lindon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Last Chance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elba ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elba
      • From Thurman to Elba
    • Rago ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
      • Rago is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rago
      • From Thurman to Rago
  • Kit Carson County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurman, with the one closest to Thurman listed first.
    • Arriba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bovina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
      • Bovina is located in Lincoln County
      • Former name for Bovina:
      • Bo Vina
    • Genoa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuma County

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

Cemeteries Near Thurman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thurman.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Thurman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lindon Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walks Camp Lutheran Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walks Camp Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walks Camp Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cope Community Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cope Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abbott Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arriba Evergreen Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arriba Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arriba Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elba Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elba Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arriba Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arriba Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arriba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bovina Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bovina Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bovina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Flagler Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smit Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smit Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Walks Camp Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walks Camp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walks Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Thurman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thurman.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Thurman ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thurman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thurman, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thurman.

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 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 Thurman:

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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 Thurman, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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- Thurman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thurman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5968, Longitude: -103.2175       In this case, the coordinates for Thurman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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