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 Westminster Hills (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 Westminster Hills. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Westminster Hills 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 Westminster Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westminster Hills:
- Adams County (The home county of Westminster Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster Hills, with the one closest to Westminster Hills listed first.
- Westminster
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sherrelwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Western Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Western Hills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Federal Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Twin Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Berkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Welby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Welby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
- North Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Northglenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster Hills, with the one closest to Westminster Hills listed first.
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Old Towne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Cherry Hills Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Altura
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altura is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Havana Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Bow Mar
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Hallcrafts Village East
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sableridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster Hills, with the one closest to Westminster Hills listed first.
- Superior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eldorado Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Valmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Gunbarrel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Boulder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Niwot
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster Hills, with the one closest to Westminster Hills listed first.
- Broomfield Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster Hills, with the one closest to Westminster Hills listed first.
- Brookvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Idaho Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dumont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Downieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster Hills, with the one closest to Westminster Hills listed first.
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Cherry Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Sandown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Montbello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster Hills, with the one closest to Westminster Hills listed first.
- Highlands Ranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Acres Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gateway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Carriage Club
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Heritage Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Meridian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Cottonwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Grand View Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Lone Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Louviers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roxborough Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roxborough Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Park
- Stonegate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Castle Pines North
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster Hills, with the one closest to Westminster Hills listed first.
- Cottonwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Black Hawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rollinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Central City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Apex ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- American City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster Hills, with the one closest to Westminster Hills listed first.
- Wallace Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Arvada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Oak Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Wheat Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Applewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Lakewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- West Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pleasant View
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminster Hills, with the one closest to Westminster Hills listed first.
- Wattenberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Dacono
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Frederick
(18 miles [29 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Platteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westminster Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Westminster Hills.
Cemeteries Near Westminster Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westminster Hills.
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 Westminster Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westminster Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westminster Hills, with the one closest to Westminster Hills listed first.
- Belleview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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>
- Arvada Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olinger Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Broomfield County Commons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (79 more) ...
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Westminster Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westminster Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westminster Hills, with the one closest to Westminster Hills listed first.
- Semper
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Semper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semper
- Arvada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- West Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Broomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Golden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sullivan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Westminster Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westminster Hills.
Newspapers Published in Westminster Hills ...
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 400 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westminster Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westminster Hills, 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 Westminster Hills.
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 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 Westminster Hills:
- 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 from Point A (ie- Westminster Hills) 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 Westminster Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |