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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 Aljo Estates (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 Aljo Estates. 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 Aljo Estates ...

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.

Aljo Estates has also been known as: Aljo Estates Colonia.

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 doctors and 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.

Aljo Estates is located in El Paso County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of El Paso County: Dona Ana (NM), Otero (NM) & Hudspeth.

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

  • El Paso County     (The home county of Aljo Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aljo Estates, with the one closest to Aljo Estates listed first.
    • Socorro
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Socorro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socorro
      • Socorro is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,883 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socorro <2>
    • San Elizario
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Elizario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Elizario
      • San Elizario is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Elizario <2>
    • Clint
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
      • Clint is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <2>
    • Sparks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in El Paso County
    • Morning Glory
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
      • Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
    • Horizon City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horizon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon City
      • Horizon City is located in El Paso County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horizon City <2>
    • Belen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
      • Belen is located in El Paso County
    • Agua Dulce
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agua Dulce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
      • Agua Dulce is located in El Paso County
      • Agua Dulce has also been known as:
      • Agua Dulce Colonia
    • Fabens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Homestead Meadows South
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Homestead Meadows
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows
      • Homestead Meadows is located in El Paso County
    • Tornillo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tornillo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornillo
      • Tornillo is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tornillo <2>
    • El Paso
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudspeth County
    • Acala
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acala
      • Acala is located in Hudspeth County
  • Dona Ana County (NM)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aljo Estates, with the one closest to Aljo Estates listed first.
    • Sunland Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Park
      • Sunland Park is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunland Park <2>
    • Santa Teresa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Teresa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Teresa
      • Santa Teresa is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Teresa <2>
    • Chaparral
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaparral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral
      • Chaparral is located in Dona Ana County (NM)

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

Newspapers Published in Aljo Estates ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aljo Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aljo Estates, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aljo Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Aljo Estates:

Cemeteries Near Aljo Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aljo Estates.

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

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

  • San Lorenzo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Lorenzo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Lorenzo Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery East
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple Mount Sinai Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ft. Bliss National Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Bliss National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Bliss National Cemetery
  • Rest Lawn Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Lawn Cemetery
  • Restlawn Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Helm Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helm Cemetery
  • Canutillo Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canutillo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canutillo Cemetery

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

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

  • San Elizario
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Elizario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Elizario
    • San Elizario is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Elizario <2>
  • Clint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
    • Clint is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <2>
  • Belen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
    • Belen is located in El Paso County
  • Ysleta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ysleta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysleta
    • Ysleta is located in El Paso County
  • Fabens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Alfalfa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
    • Alfalfa is located in El Paso County
  • El Paso
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Courchesne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courchesne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courchesne
    • Courchesne is located in El Paso County
  • Montoya
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoya have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoya
    • Montoya is located in El Paso County
  • Canutillo
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aljo Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aljo Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6232, Longitude: -106.2605       In this case, the coordinates for Aljo Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Aljo Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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