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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 Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Beaver Creek: Beaver Crk. (or less commonly used: Beaver Ck. or Beaver 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 hospitals 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.

Beaver Creek is located in Teton County.

To see how the shape of Wyoming's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Teton County: Bonneville (ID), Fremont (ID), Teton (ID), Gallatin (MT), Fremont, Lincoln, Park & Sublette.

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

  • Teton County     (The home county of Beaver Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Creek, with the one closest to Beaver Creek listed first.
    • Moose
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Teton Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Moose Wilson Road
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Wilson Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Wilson Road
      • Moose Wilson Road is located in Teton County
    • Jackson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wilson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moran
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Colter Bay Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colter Bay Village
      • Colter Bay Village is located in Teton County
      • Colter Bay Village has also been known as:
      • Colter Bay
    • Rafter J Ranch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rafter J Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafter J Ranch
      • Rafter J Ranch is located in Teton County
    • South Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
      • South Park is located in Teton County
    • Hoback
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Teton County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Creek, with the one closest to Beaver Creek listed first.
    • Aline ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
      • Aline is located in Teton County (ID)
    • Chapin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Teton County (ID)
    • Driggs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driggs
      • Driggs is located in Teton County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driggs <1>
    • Fox Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
      • Fox Creek is located in Teton County (ID)
    • The String
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The String
      • The String is located in Teton County (ID)
    • Victor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Teton County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <1>
    • Tetonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tetonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tetonia
      • Tetonia is located in Teton County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tetonia <1>
    • Felt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
      • Felt is located in Teton County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Beaver Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaver 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 Beaver Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Kelly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Aspen Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pratt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the southwest of Alta.
    • The Pratt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alta Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #467387 <4>
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the southeast of Moran.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1552624 <4>
  • Driggs Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Driggs - Darby Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driggs - Darby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driggs - Darby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Victor Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Park Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cache Clawson Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cache Clawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cache Clawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedron Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bates Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haden Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Felt Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

Newspapers Published in Beaver 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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaver Creek, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaver Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Beaver Creek:

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

The official website for Teton County: www.tetonwyo.org/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaver Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6872, Longitude: -110.7355       In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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