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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 West Burlington (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 West Burlington. 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 West Burlington ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Burlington: W. Burlington

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

West Burlington is located in Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson County: Cheyenne, Lincoln, Washington, Yuma, Cheyenne (KS), Sherman (KS) & Wallace (KS).

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

  • Kit Carson County     (The home county of West Burlington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Burlington, with the one closest to West Burlington listed first.
    • Burlington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Kit Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
    • Bethune
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stratton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Stratton is located in Kit Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <2>
    • Vona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona
      • Vona is located in Kit Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vona <2>
    • Seibert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Yuma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Burlington, with the one closest to West Burlington listed first.
    • Hale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
      • Hale is located in Yuma County
    • Kirk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Idalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
      • Idalia is located in Yuma County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idalia <2>
  • Sherman County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Burlington, with the one closest to West Burlington listed first.
    • Kanorado
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ruleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
      • Ruleton is located in Sherman County (KS)
    • Caruso
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caruso. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruso
      • Caruso is located in Sherman County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near West Burlington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Burlington.

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hope Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kanorado Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanorado Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanorado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clairmont Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clairmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kanorado Catholic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanorado Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanorado Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bear Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delto Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vona Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Liberty Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kirk Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Freidonburg Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Freidonburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Freidonburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Burlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Kit Carson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
  • Bethune
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kanorado
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ruleton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
    • Ruleton is located in Sherman County (KS)
  • Vona
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona
    • Vona is located in Kit Carson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vona <2>
  • Seibert
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in West Burlington ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Burlington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Burlington, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Burlington.

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 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 West Burlington:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Burlington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kit Carson County: www.kitcarsoncounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 West Burlington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- West Burlington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Burlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3033, Longitude: -102.3096       In this case, the coordinates for West Burlington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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