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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler Junction: Wheeler Jct. (or less commonly used: Wheeler Jctn.)
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 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.
Wheeler Junction is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Clear Creek, Eagle, Grand, Lake & Park.
Below are the counties that are near Wheeler Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wheeler Junction:
- Summit County (The home county of Wheeler Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler Junction, with the one closest to Wheeler Junction listed first.
- Copper Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Breckenridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
- Wild Irishman has also been known as:
- Preston Mill
- Preston
- Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
- Blue River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Wildernest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silverthorne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dyersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dyersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler Junction, with the one closest to Wheeler Junction listed first.
- Bakerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Berthoud Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
- Silver Plume
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silverdale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berthoud Pass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler Junction, with the one closest to Wheeler Junction listed first.
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Pando ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Bighorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bighorn is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Red Cliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Vail
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Minturn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler Junction, with the one closest to Wheeler Junction listed first.
- Climax ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Leadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler Junction, with the one closest to Wheeler Junction listed first.
- Alma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Park City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Alma Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alma Junction is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
- Como
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Webster ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Weller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Weller is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
- Pitkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler Junction, with the one closest to Wheeler Junction listed first.
- Norrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Biglow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Biglow is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wheeler Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Wheeler Junction.
Cemeteries Near Wheeler Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheeler 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 Wheeler Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wheeler Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wheeler Junction, with the one closest to Wheeler Junction listed first.
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dillon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buckskin Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dudley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- River View Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Park City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Park Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Como Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <2>
- Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <2>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <2>
- Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leadville City Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Wheeler Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wheeler Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheeler Junction, with the one closest to Wheeler Junction listed first.
- Breckenridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Climax ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Dillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pando ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Keystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Red Cliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Belden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Birdseye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Birdseye is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Minturn
(16 miles [25.7 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 Wheeler Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheeler Junction.
Newspapers Published in Wheeler 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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheeler Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheeler Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wheeler Junction.
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 either 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 Wheeler Junction:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clear Creek County
- Eagle County
- Lake County
- Park County
- Pitkin 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> | 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 Wheeler Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wheeler Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |