Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

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

We've added Troy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Troy, please Contact Us.

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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 Troy (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 Troy. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Troy is historic, it would have been located within present day Las Animas 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 Las Animas County: Baca, Bent, Costilla, Huerfano, Otero, Pueblo, Colfax (NM) & Union (NM).

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

• Las Animas County     (The home county of Troy)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
  • Villegreen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villegreen
    • Villegreen is located in Las Animas County
  • Kim
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kim
    • Kim is located in Las Animas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kim <3>
  • Houghton ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
    • Houghton is located in Las Animas County
  • Thatcher
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
    • Thatcher is located in Las Animas County
  • Branson
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
    • Branson is located in Las Animas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Former name for Branson:
    • Wilson's Switch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <3>
  • Trinchera
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinchera
    • Trinchera is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinchera <3>
  • Model
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model
    • Model is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Troy ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Troy. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Troy and those printed in the larger area surrounding Troy.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Troy.

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 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 Troy:

• Websites specific to Colorado
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.colorado.gov/archives/

• Pages specific to Las Animas County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Las Animas County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Las Animas County

Cemeteries Near Troy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy.

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 Troy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Johnson Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
• Parker Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
• Pleasant View Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
• Plum Valley Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Valley Cemetery
• Edenview Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edenview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edenview Cemetery
• Kim Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kim Cemetery
• Mestas Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mestas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mestas Cemetery
• Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery
• Crespin Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crespin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crespin Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57231 <5>
• Cedar Hill Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
• Mountain View Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57449 <5>
• Cejita Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cejita Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57210 <5>
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Cemetery
  • Martinez Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinez Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery

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.

Troy itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Thatcher
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
  • Thatcher is located in Las Animas County
• Trinchera
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinchera
  • Trinchera is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinchera <3>
• Tyrone
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Las Animas County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

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