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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 Woody Creek (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 Woody Creek. 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 Woody Creek ...

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 Woody Creek: Woody Crk. (or less commonly used: Woody Ck. or Woody Cr.)

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Woody Creek is located in Pitkin 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 Pitkin County: Chaffee, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Lake & Mesa.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Woody Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woody Creek.

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

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

  • Red Butte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Butte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheatley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ute Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ute Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ute Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Aspen Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspen Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aspen Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Carbondale Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbondale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carbondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marble Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marion Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gold Park Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Crested Butte Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crested Butte Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crested Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dotsero Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotsero Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotsero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rosebud Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebud Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosebud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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, Woody Creek had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Aspen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lenado ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ruedi ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruedi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
    • Ruedi is located in Eagle County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ruedi
    • From Woody Creek to Ruedi
  • Basalt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thomasville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
  • Emma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
    • Emma is located in Pitkin County
  • Norrie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ashcroft ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Nast
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nast have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nast
    • Nast is located in Pitkin County
  • Crystal ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbondale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Satank
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satank
    • Satank is located in Garfield County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Woody Creek ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woody Creek.

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

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 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 Woody Creek:

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

The official website for Pitkin County: www.aspenpitkin.com/

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 Woody Creek, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woody Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woody Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2743, Longitude: -106.8868    









 

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