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 have occurred.
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 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.
Wheeler Junction is located in Summit 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 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <1>
- Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
- Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
- Wild Irishman has also been known as:
- Preston Mill
- Preston
- Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
- Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
- Blue River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Dillon is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <1>
- Keystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dyersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
- Dyersville is located in Summit County
- Swandyke ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swandyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
- Swandyke is located in Summit County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Bakerville is located in Clear Creek County
- Berthoud Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
- Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
- Silver Plume
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
- Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <1>
- Silverdale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berthoud Pass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
- Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Pando ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Bighorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bighorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
- Bighorn is located in Eagle County
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Red Cliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Vail
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Vail is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <1>
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Minturn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Minturn is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <1>
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Beaver Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edwards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Eagle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <1>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Leadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Malta is located in Lake County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
- Park City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Park County
- Alma Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
- Alma Junction is located in Park County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horseshoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Horseshoe is located in Park County
- Webster ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Park County
- Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <1>
- Weller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
- Weller is located in Park County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Biglow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biglow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
- Biglow is located in Pitkin County
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.
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 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Brook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dillon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buckskin Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckskin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckskin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dudley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- River View Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Park City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gold Park Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57305 <4>
- Como Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Como Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Como Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
- Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- 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 <4>
- 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 the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Joseph Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- 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 <4>
- Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leadville City Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville City Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville City Cemetery is located in Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360743 <4>
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 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <1>
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Climax ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Dillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Dillon is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <1>
- Pando ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Keystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Red Cliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Belden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Belden is located in Eagle County
- Birdseye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdseye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Birdseye is located in Lake County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Minturn is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <1>
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]<6>. 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 visit 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
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wheeler Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 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. |
<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 Wheeler Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wheeler Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wheeler Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5061, Longitude: -106.1422 In this case, the coordinates for Wheeler Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |