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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 Ignacio (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 Ignacio. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Ignacio is located in La Plata 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 La Plata County: Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, Montezuma, San Juan & San Juan (NM).

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

  • La Plata County     (The home county of Ignacio)
  • Archuleta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ignacio, with the one closest to Ignacio listed first.
    • Arboles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chimney Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Gato
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
      • Gato is located in Archuleta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gato
      • From Ignacio to Gato
    • Juanita ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Navajo City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo City
      • Navajo City is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • San Juan County (NM)

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

Cemeteries Near Ignacio ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ignacio.

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

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

  • Ouray Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouray Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ouray Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • La Boca Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Boca Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Boca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tiffany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiffany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiffany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allison Tiffany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Tiffany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Tiffany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bayfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crestview Memorial Garden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestview Memorial Garden
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestview Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Rosa Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elco Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shreck Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shreck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shreck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Animas Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Animas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Animas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Mtn. Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenmount Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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, Ignacio had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ignacio had a population of 963 people.

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

  • La Boca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Boca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
    • La Boca is located in La Plata County
  • Arboles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosa ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
    • Rosa is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Piedra
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedra
    • Piedra is located in Archuleta County
  • Durango
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carracas
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carracas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carracas
    • Carracas is located in Archuleta County
  • Trimble
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
    • Trimble is located in La Plata County
  • Hermosa
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
    • Fort Lewis is located in La Plata County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fort Lewis
    • From Ignacio to Fort Lewis
  • Rockwood
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Juanita ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Aztec
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ignacio ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ignacio.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ignacio. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ignacio and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ignacio.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6> of Ignacio.

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 Ignacio:

The official website for Ignacio: www.ignacio.co.us/

The official website for La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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>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 Ignacio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Ignacio) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ignacio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1151, Longitude: -107.6331    









 

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