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 Travois (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 Travois. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Travois is located in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County: Adams, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, Lincoln & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Travois. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Travois:
- Arapahoe County (The home county of Travois)
- The following are listed by their distance from Travois, with the one closest to Travois listed first.
- Foxfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Algonquin Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
- Centennial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Castlewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
- Somerset Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Somerset Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Village
- Sableridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Greenwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hallcrafts Village East
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Settlers Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Havana Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Old Towne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Cherry Knolls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travois, with the one closest to Travois listed first.
- Friendly Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Hillcrest Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Village
- Watkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- Dupont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Bennett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Commerce City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berkley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Twin Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Welby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travois, with the one closest to Travois listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Montbello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sandown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Denver
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- West Denver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travois, with the one closest to Travois listed first.
- Pine Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Parker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Stonegate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Grand View Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Cherry Creek Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- The Pinery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pinery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pinery
- Heritage Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lone Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Acres Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carriage Club
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travois, with the one closest to Travois listed first.
- Ponderosa Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
- Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kiowa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travois, with the one closest to Travois listed first.
- Columbine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
- Archer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Ken Caryl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mountain Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Wheat Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arvada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- Applewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Weld County
- Lochbuie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lochbuie is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Travois, see our County-by-County Page for Travois.
Cemeteries Near Travois ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Travois.
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 Travois - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Travois covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Travois, with the one closest to Travois listed first.
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
- J.S. Parker Cemetery
- James Sample Parker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722189 <2>
- Newlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Melvin Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fonder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Simeon Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franktown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Running Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Thornton.
- The Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57246 <2>
- Emanuel Cemetery at Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Travois in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Travois.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Travois, with the one closest to Travois listed first.
- Parker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Sullivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Franktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sedalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acequia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Acequia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
- Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Denver
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Archer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- West Denver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Kiowa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Travois. See our List of 1890's Communities around Travois.
Newspapers Published in Travois ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Travois.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Travois, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Travois.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Travois:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Arapahoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- Elbert County
- Jefferson County
- Weld 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 Travois, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Travois) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |