RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Colorado >> Costilla County >> Eastdale >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

Our Genealogy Helper

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 Eastdale (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 Eastdale. 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 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.

Eastdale is located in Costilla County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Costilla County: Alamosa, Conejos, Huerfano, Las Animas, Colfax (NM) & Taos (NM).

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

  • Costilla County     (The home county of Eastdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eastdale, with the one closest to Eastdale listed first.
    • Jaroso
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Garcia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • San Acacio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • San Pablo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chama
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • San Luis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blanca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Fort Garland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamosa County
    • Henry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Henry is located in Alamosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Conejos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eastdale, with the one closest to Eastdale listed first.
    • Manassa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Romeo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Antonito
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Conejos
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sanford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ortiz
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Ortiz is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
    • Bountiful
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bountiful is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
    • Paisaje
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Paisaje is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisaje
    • La Jara
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mogote
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mogote is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
    • Capulin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Lava ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
  • Taos County (NM)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eastdale, with the one closest to Eastdale listed first.
    • Costilla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Amalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Amalia is located in Taos County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
    • Ventero
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ventero is located in Taos County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventero
    • Buena Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cerro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Questa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Questa is located in Taos County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <1>
    • Red River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lama
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lama is located in Taos County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama
    • San Cristobal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Eastdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eastdale.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Eastdale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eastdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Jaroso Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso Cemetery
    • The Jaroso Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mountain View Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sunshine Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Town Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of San Luis.
  • Lobatos Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Latir Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Gate to Heaven Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate to Heaven Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gate to Heaven Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Sanford.
    • The Gate to Heaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Los Lasauses Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57390 <2>
  • Lasauses Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Sanford.
    • The Los Lasauses Pentecostal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Assembly of God Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335304 <2>
  • Los Sauces Church Yard Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Chama Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • New Manassa Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Nance Family Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nance Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Manassa.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Costilla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Los Cerritos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Cerritos is located in Conejos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerritos
  • Lasauses
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lasauses is located in Conejos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasauses
  • San Luis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cerro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Manassa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Conejos
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Antonito
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Sanford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ortiz
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ortiz is located in Conejos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
  • Questa
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Questa is located in Taos County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <1>
  • La Jara
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Lava ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
    • No Agua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • No Agua is located in Taos County (NM)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Agua
    • Blanca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Eastdale ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eastdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eastdale, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eastdale.

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 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 Eastdale:

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 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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eastdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Eastdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.