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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 Edith (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 Edith. 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 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.

Edith is located in Archuleta 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 Archuleta County: Conejos, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Rio Grande, Rio Arriba (NM) & San Juan (NM).

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

  • Archuleta County     (The home county of Edith)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edith, with the one closest to Edith listed first.
    • Chromo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chromo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
      • Chromo is located in Archuleta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <2>
    • Trujillo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
      • Trujillo is located in Archuleta County
    • Juanita ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
      • Juanita is located in Archuleta County
    • Gato
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gato. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
      • Gato is located in Archuleta County
    • Pagosa Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagosa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagosa Springs
      • Pagosa Springs is located in Archuleta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pagosa Springs <2>
    • Chimney Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
      • Chimney Rock is located in Archuleta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimney Rock <2>
    • Arboles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Conejos County
    • Cumbres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
      • Cumbres is located in Conejos County
  • Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edith, with the one closest to Edith listed first.
    • Lumberton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Dulce
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monero
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
      • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Navajo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navajo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
      • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Chama
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
      • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <2>
    • Lobato ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
      • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Rutheron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutheron
      • Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Brazos
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Brazos is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Los Ojos
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Edith ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edith.

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

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

  • Martinez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wirt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wirt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wirt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gomez Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gomez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gomez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trujillo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Juanita Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pagosa Juction Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Altura Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Carracas Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carracas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carracas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hilltop Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pagosa Springs.
    • The Hilltop Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pagosa Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57341 <5>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Eoff Ranch Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Chama Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chama Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • White Ranch Family Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Ranch Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the White Ranch Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the west of Pagosa Springs.
      • The White Ranch Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • White Spring Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484263 <5>
    • Rutheron Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Rosa Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Amargo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amargo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargo
    • Amargo is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Chromo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chromo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
    • Chromo is located in Archuleta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <2>
  • Dulce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monero
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
    • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Navajo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navajo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
    • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Juanita ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
    • Juanita is located in Archuleta County
  • Willow Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Willow Creek is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Pagosa Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagosa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagosa Springs
    • Pagosa Springs is located in Archuleta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pagosa Springs <2>
  • Chama
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
    • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <2>
  • Carracas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carracas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carracas
    • Carracas is located in Archuleta County
  • Lobato ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
    • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Cumbres
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
    • Cumbres is located in Conejos County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rosa ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
      • Rosa is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Piedra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedra
      • Piedra is located in Archuleta County
    • Arboles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Edith ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edith.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edith, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edith.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Edith:

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

The official website for Archuleta County: www.archuletacounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Edith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0056, Longitude: -106.9103       In this case, the coordinates for Edith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Edith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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