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Introduction ...

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

We've added Twin Cedars to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Twin Cedars, 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 Twin Cedars (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 Twin Cedars. 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 doctors and hospitals 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 Twin Cedars is historic, it would have been located within present day Douglas 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 Douglas County: Arapahoe, El Paso, Elbert, Jefferson, Park & Teller.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Twin Cedars)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Cedars, with the one closest to Twin Cedars listed first.
    • Roxborough Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxborough Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Park
      • Roxborough Park is located in Douglas County
    • Louviers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Perry Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
      • Perry Park is located in Douglas County
    • Sedalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westcreek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Castle Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Castle Pines North
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
      • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
      • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
    • Castle Pines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines
      • Castle Pines is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Pines <3>
    • Highlands Ranch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlands Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands Ranch
      • Highlands Ranch is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands Ranch <3>
    • Larkspur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkspur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
      • Larkspur is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <3>
    • Carriage Club
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
      • Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
    • Founders Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Founders Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
      • Founders Village is located in Douglas County
  • Arapahoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Cedars, with the one closest to Twin Cedars listed first.
    • Columbine Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine Valley
      • Columbine Valley is located in Arapahoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,508 people
    • Bow Mar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Mar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
      • Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Cherry Knolls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Littleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Southglenn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southglenn
      • Southglenn is located in Arapahoe County
    • Fort Logan ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sheridan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Arapahoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <3>
    • Castlewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
      • Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
    • Centennial
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Hills Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Englewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Arapahoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Village <3>
  • Clear Creek County
  • Denver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Cedars, with the one closest to Twin Cedars listed first.
    • West Denver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Denver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Cedars, with the one closest to Twin Cedars listed first.
    • Palmer Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Lake
      • Palmer Lake is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer Lake <3>
    • Monument
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodmoor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
      • Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
    • Crystola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
      • Crystola is located in El Paso County
    • Gleneagle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleneagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
      • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
    • Green Mountain Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Cedars, with the one closest to Twin Cedars listed first.
    • Ponderosa Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
      • Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
    • Elizabeth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Elbert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <3>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Cedars, with the one closest to Twin Cedars listed first.
    • Dome Rock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Foxton ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxton
      • Foxton is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Foxton
      • From Twin Cedars to Foxton
    • Buffalo Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
      • Buffalo Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Creek <3>
    • Pine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Indian Springs Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
      • Indian Springs Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Crossons
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crossons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
      • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crossons
      • From Twin Cedars to Crossons
    • Archer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Archer is located in Jefferson County
    • Sky Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
      • Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Conifer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Aspen Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
      • Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Ken Caryl
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ken Caryl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ken Caryl
      • Ken Caryl is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ken Caryl <3>
    • Columbine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
      • Columbine is located in Jefferson County
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Cedars, with the one closest to Twin Cedars listed first.
    • Bailey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <3>
    • Shawnee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Shawnee is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <3>
    • Weller
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Grant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <3>
    • Lake George
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
      • Lake George is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <3>
    • Webster ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Park County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Webster
      • From Twin Cedars to Webster
  • Teller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Cedars, with the one closest to Twin Cedars listed first.
    • Woodland Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in Teller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <3>
    • Divide
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
      • Divide is located in Teller County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <3>
    • Florissant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florissant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
      • Florissant is located in Teller County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florissant <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Twin Cedars ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Cedars.

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

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

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

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

  • South Platte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Platte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Platte
    • South Platte is located in Jefferson County
  • Dome Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
    • Buffalo Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Creek <3>
  • Pine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Crossons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crossons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
    • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crossons
    • From Twin Cedars to Crossons
  • Sedalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Acequia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acequia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
    • Acequia is located in Douglas County
  • Archer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Archer is located in Jefferson County
  • Castle Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bailey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Bailey is located in Park County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <3>
  • Larkspur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkspur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
    • Larkspur is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <3>
  • Morrison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <3>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Twin Cedars ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Cedars.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Cedars, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twin Cedars.

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 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 Twin Cedars:

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas.co.us/

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 Twin Cedars, 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>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Cedars) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twin Cedars. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3581, Longitude: -105.1694       In this case, the coordinates for Twin Cedars have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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