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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 Manassa (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 Manassa. 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.

A Few Details for Manassa ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Manassa was established in 1879.
  • It was incorporated on June 6, 1889.

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 and doctors 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.

Manassa is located in Conejos 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 Conejos County: Alamosa, Archuleta, Costilla, Rio Grande, Rio Arriba (NM) & Taos (NM).

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

  • Conejos County     (The home county of Manassa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manassa, with the one closest to Manassa listed first.
    • Romeo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
      • Romeo is located in Conejos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <2>
    • Bountiful
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
      • Bountiful is located in Conejos County
    • Sanford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Sanford is located in Conejos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <2>
    • La Jara
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Antonito
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Conejos
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Paisaje
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paisaje have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisaje
      • Paisaje is located in Conejos County
    • Mogote
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
      • Mogote is located in Conejos County
    • Capulin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capulin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin
      • Capulin is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capulin <2>
    • Ortiz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
      • Ortiz is located in Conejos County
    • Osier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
      • Osier is located in Conejos County
    • Cumbres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
      • Cumbres is located in Conejos County
  • Alamosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manassa, with the one closest to Manassa listed first.
    • Henry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Alamosa County
    • Waverly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Alamosa County
    • Alamosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Alamosa East
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamosa East. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa East
      • Alamosa East is located in Alamosa County
    • Parma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Parma is located in Alamosa County
  • Costilla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manassa, with the one closest to Manassa listed first.
    • San Acacio
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jaroso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
      • Jaroso is located in Costilla County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <2>
    • Garcia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
      • Garcia is located in Costilla County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garcia <2>
    • San Luis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
      • San Luis is located in Costilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <2>
    • San Pablo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
      • San Pablo is located in Costilla County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <2>
    • Blanca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chama
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
      • Chama is located in Costilla County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <2>
  • Rio Grande County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manassa, with the one closest to Manassa listed first.
    • Homelake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homelake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelake
      • Homelake is located in Rio Grande County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homelake <2>
    • Monte Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista
      • Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Vista <2>
  • Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manassa, with the one closest to Manassa listed first.
    • Lava ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
      • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Sublette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
      • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Taos County (NM)

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

Newspapers Published in Manassa ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manassa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manassa, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manassa.

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 Manassa:

Cemeteries Near Manassa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manassa.

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

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

  • Soward Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soward Cemetery
  • Nance Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nance Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nance Family Cemetery
  • Old Manassa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • New Manassa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Manassa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Manassa Cemetery
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Cemetery
  • Conejos Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conejos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conejos Cemetery
  • Antonio Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antonio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antonio Cemetery
  • Warshaver Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warshaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warshaver Cemetery
  • Lobatos Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lobatos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lobatos Cemetery
  • La Jara Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Jara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Jara Cemetery
  • Lasauses Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lasauses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lasauses Cemetery
  • Mogote Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mogote Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mogote Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mogote Cemetery
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • San Antonio Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Antonio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Antonio Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Martinez Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Manassa had a population of 642 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Manassa had a population of 1,019 people.

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

  • Los Cerritos
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Cerritos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerritos
    • Los Cerritos is located in Conejos County
  • Sanford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Sanford is located in Conejos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <2>
  • La Jara
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Conejos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Antonito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lasauses
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasauses have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasauses
    • Lasauses is located in Conejos County
  • Capulin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capulin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin
    • Capulin is located in Conejos County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capulin <2>
  • Ortiz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
    • Ortiz is located in Conejos County
  • Lava ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
    • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Big Horn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
    • Big Horn is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Sublette
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
    • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Toltec
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toltec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
    • Toltec is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Parma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Parma is located in Alamosa County
    • Costilla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • San Luis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
      • San Luis is located in Costilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <2>

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

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

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>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- Manassa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manassa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1738, Longitude: -105.9373    
<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 Manassa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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