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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 Whitewater (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 Whitewater. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Whitewater is located in Mesa 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 Mesa County: Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Montrose, Pitkin & Grand (UT).

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

  • Mesa County     (The home county of Whitewater)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Clifton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Mesa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
    • Fruitvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
      • Fruitvale is located in Mesa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <2>
    • Orchard Mesa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mesa
      • Orchard Mesa is located in Mesa County
    • Grand Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Palisade
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
      • Palisade is located in Mesa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <2>
    • Redlands
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
      • Redlands is located in Mesa County
    • Cameo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameo
      • Cameo is located in Mesa County
    • Glade Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Park
      • Glade Park is located in Mesa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Park <2>
    • Fruita
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
      • Fruita is located in Mesa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruita <2>
    • Mesa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Loma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
      • Loma is located in Mesa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loma <2>
    • Molina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • De Beque
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Dominguez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dominguez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
      • Dominguez is located in Delta County
    • Escalante
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escalante. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
      • Escalante is located in Delta County
    • Keyhole
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keyhole. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyhole
      • Keyhole is located in Delta County
    • Roubideau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roubideau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
      • Roubideau is located in Delta County
    • North Delta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Delta
      • North Delta is located in Delta County
    • Delta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Mesa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mesa
      • Grand Mesa is located in Delta County
    • Cedaredge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Eckert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
      • Cory is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cory <2>
    • Orchard City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
      • Orchard City is located in Delta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,242 people
    • Austin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Whitewater ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitewater.

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

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

  • Whitewater Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitewater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Gardens of the Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens of the Valley
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens of the Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
  • IOOF & Masonic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF & Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF & Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crown Point Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glade Park Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mesa Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesa Cemetery
    • The Mesa Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Cemetery
    • Mesa - Molina Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57426 <4>
  • Delta Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mesa View Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesa View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mesa View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • De Beque Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cory Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Whitewater had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Clifton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
  • Grand Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cameo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameo
    • Cameo is located in Mesa County
  • Dominguez
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dominguez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
    • Dominguez is located in Delta County
  • Fruita
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
    • Fruita is located in Mesa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,295 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruita <2>
  • Escalante
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escalante. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
    • Escalante is located in Delta County
  • Mesa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Roubideau
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roubideau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
    • Roubideau is located in Delta County
  • Delta
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • De Beque
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Whitewater ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitewater.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitewater, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitewater.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Whitewater:

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

The official website for Mesa County: www.co.mesa.co.us/

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 Whitewater, 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- Whitewater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitewater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9911, Longitude: -108.4534       In this case, the coordinates for Whitewater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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