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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 Wiggins (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 Wiggins. 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 Wiggins ...

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.

Wiggins was originally named Corona

Another variation: Wiggens.

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 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.

Wiggins is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Adams, Logan, Washington & Weld.

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

  • Morgan County     (The home county of Wiggins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins, with the one closest to Wiggins listed first.
    • Orchard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
      • Orchard is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <2>
    • Weldona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Log Lane Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
      • Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Fort Morgan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hoyt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Twelvemile Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Brush
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Snyder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <2>
    • Hillrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
      • Hillrose is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillrose <2>
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins, with the one closest to Wiggins listed first.
    • Comanche ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Comanche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
      • Comanche is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Comanche
      • From Wiggins to Comanche
    • Shamrock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shamrock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shamrock
      • From Wiggins to Shamrock
  • Washington County
  • Weld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiggins, with the one closest to Wiggins listed first.
    • Dearfield ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Roggen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hardin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Weld County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hardin
      • From Wiggins to Hardin
    • Johnson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Weld County
    • Keenesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenesburg
      • Keenesburg is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keenesburg <2>
    • Spanish Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
      • Spanish Village is located in Weld County
    • Raymer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kersey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kersey
      • Kersey is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kersey <2>
    • Gill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Briggsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Wiggins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wiggins.

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

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

  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiggins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weldona Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weldona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weldona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hoyt Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoyt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoyt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Presbyterian Church Columbarium
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Church Columbarium
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Church Columbarium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adena Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Eben - Ezer Lutheran Care Center Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eben - Ezer Lutheran Care Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eben - Ezer Lutheran Care Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brush Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • J. L. Brush Memorial Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the J. L. Brush Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the J. L. Brush Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Woolsey Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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 Wiggins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wiggins.

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

  • Goodrich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Morgan County
  • Masters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
    • Masters is located in Weld County
  • Fort Morgan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Roggen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hardin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Hardin is located in Weld County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hardin
    • From Wiggins to Hardin
  • Brush
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Buckingham ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Buckingham is located in Weld County
  • Raymer
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Wiggins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wiggins.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wiggins ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiggins.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wiggins. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wiggins and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wiggins.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6> of Wiggins.

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 helpful 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 Wiggins:

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

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 Wiggins, 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- Wiggins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wiggins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2312, Longitude: -104.0745    









 

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