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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Wiladel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wiladel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wiladel, please Contact Us.

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 Wiladel (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 Wiladel. 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 and hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Wiladel is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington 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 Washington County: Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan & Yuma.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Wiladel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiladel, with the one closest to Wiladel listed first.
    • Arickaree ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arickaree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arickaree
      • Arickaree is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arickaree
      • From Wiladel to Arickaree
    • Cope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Anton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Thurman ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thurman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
      • Thurman is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thurman
      • From Wiladel to Thurman
    • Elba ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elba
      • From Wiladel to Elba
    • Lindon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rago ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
      • Rago is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rago
      • From Wiladel to Rago
    • Calhoun ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calhoun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Calhoun is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calhoun
      • From Wiladel to Calhoun
    • Harmon ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harmon
      • From Wiladel to Harmon
    • Hyde ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
      • Hyde is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hyde
      • From Wiladel to Hyde
    • Otis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Platner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Yuma County

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

Cemeteries Near Wiladel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wiladel.

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

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

  • Cope Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cope Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thurman Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smit Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Joes Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joes Mennonite Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joes Mennonite Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elba Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elba Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lindon Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Idler Family Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Idler Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Idler Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abbott Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kirk Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Otis Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gebaurer Family Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gebaurer Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gebaurer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hyde Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyde Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.

While we didn't find Wiladel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wiladel.

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

  • Hyde ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
    • Hyde is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hyde
    • From Wiladel to Hyde
  • Otis
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Harmon ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
    • Harmon is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harmon
    • From Wiladel to Harmon

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

Newspapers Published in Wiladel ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiladel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wiladel, 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 Wiladel.

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 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 Wiladel:

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Wiladel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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- Wiladel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wiladel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7428, Longitude: -103.0100       In this case, the coordinates for Wiladel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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