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Introduction ...

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

We've added Truckton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Truckton, 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 Truckton (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 Truckton. 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 Truckton ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Over the years, Truckton had several name changes:

  • Prior to its current name of Truckton, it was known as Truck Town.
  • Before changing to Truck Town, it was named Dunkin City.
  • Truckton was originally named Dunkin City

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.

A Few Details for Truckton ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

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 Truckton is historic, it would have been located within present day El Paso 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 El Paso County: Crowley, Douglas, Elbert, Fremont, Lincoln, Pueblo & Teller.

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

  • El Paso County     (The home county of Truckton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truckton, with the one closest to Truckton listed first.
    • Yoder
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
      • Yoder is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <3>
    • Rush
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellicott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
      • Ellicott is located in El Paso County
    • Alta Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
      • Alta Vista is located in El Paso County
    • Calhan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Peyton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
      • Peyton is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peyton <3>
    • Ramah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Falcon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
    • Henkel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henkel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkel
      • Henkel is located in El Paso County
    • Widefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cimarron Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Hills
      • Cimarron Hills is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron Hills <3>
    • Eastonville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
      • Eastonville is located in El Paso County
  • Elbert County
    • Simla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Truckton ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Truckton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Truckton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Truckton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Truckton:

Cemeteries Near Truckton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Truckton.

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

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Memorial
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Memorial
  • Crescent Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Kanza Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanza Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanza Cemetery
  • Leader Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rube Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rube Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rube Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Chico Basin Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chico Basin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanover Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chico Basin Cemetery
  • Myers Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Powers Graves
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Powers Graves. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Graves
  • Highland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Kirkland Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkland Cemetery
    • Liberty Bell Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Bell Cemetery
    • Calhan Memorial Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Calhan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Peyton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
    • Peyton is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peyton <3>
  • Ramah
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Falcon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Fountain is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
  • Buttes
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttes
    • Buttes is located in El Paso County
  • Wigwam
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wigwam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
    • Wigwam is located in El Paso County
  • Widefield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Elsmere
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
    • Elsmere is located in El Paso County

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

The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/

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 Truckton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Truckton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Truckton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7381, Longitude: -104.1824    
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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