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 Tordal Estates (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 Tordal Estates. 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 Tordal Estates ...
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 Tordal Estates: Tordal Ests.
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.
Tordal Estates is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Clear Creek, Eagle, Grand, Lake & Park.
Below are the counties that are near Tordal Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tordal Estates:
- Summit County (The home county of Tordal Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tordal Estates, with the one closest to Tordal Estates listed first.
- Blue River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blue River is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Dyersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dyersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
- Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
- Breckenridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
- Wild Irishman has also been known as:
- Preston Mill
- Preston
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Copper Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rexford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rexford is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Keystone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Dillon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chaffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tordal Estates, with the one closest to Tordal Estates listed first.
- Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Granite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tordal Estates, with the one closest to Tordal Estates listed first.
- Bakerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Silver Plume
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silverdale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Berthoud Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tordal Estates, with the one closest to Tordal Estates listed first.
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Pando ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Red Cliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Bighorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bighorn is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Minturn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vail
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tordal Estates, with the one closest to Tordal Estates listed first.
- Climax ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Leadville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Low Pass ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Low Pass is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
- Twin Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tordal Estates, with the one closest to Tordal Estates listed first.
- Alma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Alma Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alma Junction is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
- Park City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Como
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Webster ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Weller
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Weller is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
- Shawnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hartsel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tordal Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Tordal Estates.
Cemeteries Near Tordal Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tordal Estates.
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 Tordal Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tordal Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tordal Estates, with the one closest to Tordal Estates listed first.
- Buckskin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dudley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Park City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Como Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Fairplay Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairplay Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dillon Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <2>
- Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <2>
- Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <2>
- Leadville City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Cemetery
(18 miles [29 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 Tordal Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tordal Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tordal Estates, with the one closest to Tordal Estates listed first.
- Alma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Climax ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Como
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birdseye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birdseye is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Fairplay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Leadville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Keystone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pando ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Montezuma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tordal Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tordal Estates.
Newspapers Published in Tordal Estates ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tordal Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tordal Estates, 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 Tordal Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Tordal Estates:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chaffee County
- Clear Creek County
- Eagle County
- Lake County
- Park 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 Tordal Estates, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tordal Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |