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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 Twin Lakes (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 Lakes. 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 Twin Lakes ...

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 Twin Lakes: Twin Lks.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Twin Lakes. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Twin Lakes.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Twin Lakes is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Jefferson, Morgan, Washington & Weld.

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

  • Adams County     (The home county of Twin Lakes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
    • Western Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sherrelwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
    • North Washington
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • North Washington is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
    • Berkley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hidden Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
    • Westminster
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Welby
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Federal Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Holiday Hills Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Adams City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Adams City is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
    • Derby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Derby is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Dupont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Northglenn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Arapahoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
    • Colfax Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
    • Glendale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Havana Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
    • Old Towne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
    • Cherry Hills Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Englewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fort Logan ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Altura
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Altura is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
    • Hallcrafts Village East
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bow Mar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Sableridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Boulder County
  • Broomfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
    • Broomfield Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
    • Broomfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Clear Creek County
  • Denver County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
    • Highlands Ranch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Acres Green
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Gateway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Gateway is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
    • Carriage Club
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
    • Heritage Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Meridian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Meridian is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Lone Tree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Grand View Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
    • Stonegate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonegate is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Louviers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Parker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
  • Gilpin County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
    • Lakeside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Arvada
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Edgewater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheat Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallace Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
    • Oak Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Applewood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
    • Lakewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Applewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Applewood is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
    • Arapahoe ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • East Pleasant View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
    • Green Mountain Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Weld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
    • Wattenberg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dacono
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Frederick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lochbuie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lochbuie is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
    • Fort Lupton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Firestone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Aristocrat Ranchettes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Platteville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Highland Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Mead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Twin Lakes ...

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

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 Twin Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twin Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes 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.<4>

While we didn't find Twin Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twin Lakes.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Twin Lakes ...

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 412 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Lakes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Lakes, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twin Lakes.

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 Twin Lakes:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.