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 Utah Junction (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 Utah Junction. 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 Utah Junction ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Utah Junction: Utah Jct. (or less commonly used: Utah Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Utah Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Utah Junction.
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 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.
Utah Junction 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 Utah Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Utah Junction:
- Adams County (The home county of Utah Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Utah Junction, with the one closest to Utah Junction listed first.
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- North Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Berkley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Sherrelwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Western Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Western Hills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Hidden Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Welby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Welby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
- Westminster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Federal Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adams City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Dupont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utah Junction, with the one closest to Utah Junction listed first.
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
- Old Towne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Englewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Havana Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Altura
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Altura is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Cherry Hills Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Hallcrafts Village East
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sableridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Settlers Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utah Junction, with the one closest to Utah Junction listed first.
- Superior
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Canfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Eldorado Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Crescent Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Gunbarrel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Boulder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Niwot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wondervu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utah Junction, with the one closest to Utah Junction listed first.
- Broomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Broomfield Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utah Junction, with the one closest to Utah Junction listed first.
- Brookvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Idaho Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utah Junction, with the one closest to Utah Junction listed first.
- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Sandown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Cherry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Montbello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utah Junction, with the one closest to Utah Junction listed first.
- Acres Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Highlands Ranch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gateway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Heritage Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Carriage Club
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Lone Tree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Grand View Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Stonegate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Louviers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Castle Pines North
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
- Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
- Cherry Creek Highlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utah Junction, with the one closest to Utah Junction listed first.
- Cottonwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Black Hawk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Central City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rollinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Russell Gulch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Apex ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utah Junction, with the one closest to Utah Junction listed first.
- Lakeside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Edgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arvada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Lakewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Oak Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- East Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- Applewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Green Mountain Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utah Junction, with the one closest to Utah Junction listed first.
- Wattenberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Dacono
(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
- Frederick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Lupton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Firestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Platteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Utah Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Utah Junction.
Cemeteries Near Utah Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Utah Junction.
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 Utah Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Utah Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Utah Junction, with the one closest to Utah Junction listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belleview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belleview Cemetery is located in Westminster.
- The Belleview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pillar of Fire Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143601 <2>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olinger Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olinger Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Thornton.
- The Olinger Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #453365 <2>
- Arvada Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wheat Ridge.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57441 <2>
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel Cemetery at Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (80 more) ...
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Broomfield County Commons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Utah Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Utah Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Utah Junction, with the one closest to Utah Junction listed first.
- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Arvada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Semper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Semper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semper
- Cotton Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Broomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Golden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Utah Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Utah Junction.
Newspapers Published in Utah Junction ...
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 415 newspapers that have been published in the area around Utah Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Utah Junction, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Utah Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Utah Junction:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Clear Creek County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- Gilpin 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> | 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- Utah Junction) 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 Utah Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |