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 Murray Place (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 Murray Place. 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 Murray Place ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Murray Place: Murray Pl. (or less commonly used: Murray Plc.)

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Murray Place is located in Baca 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 Baca County: Bent, Las Animas, Prowers, Morton (KS), Stanton (KS), Union (NM) & Cimarron (OK).

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

• Baca County     (The home county of Murray Place)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Murray Place, with the one closest to Murray Place listed first.
  • Pritchett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pritchett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
    • Pritchett is located in Baca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pritchett <2>
  • Springfield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Baca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
• Bent County
  • Ninaview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninaview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninaview
    • Ninaview is located in Bent County
• Las Animas County
  • Kim
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kim
    • Kim is located in Las Animas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kim <2>
• Otero County
  • Higbee
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
    • Higbee is located in Otero County

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

Newspapers Published in Murray Place ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murray Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murray Place, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murray Place.

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 either 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 Murray Place:

• Websites specific to Colorado
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.colorado.gov/archives/

• Pages specific to Baca County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Bent County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Las Animas County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Otero County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Baca County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Baca County

Cemeteries Near Murray Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murray Place.

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

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

• Maxey Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxey Cemetery
• Robb Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robb Cemetery
• Pritchett Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pritchett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pritchett Cemetery
• Prairie Queen Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Queen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Queen Cemetery
• Cedar Hill Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
• Chapel Hill Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
• Bethel Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
• Andrix Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrix Cemetery
• Springfield Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57560 <4>
• Pruett Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pruett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pruett Cemetery
• Edenview Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edenview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edenview Cemetery
• Boggus Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggus Cemetery
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Carrizo Springs Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrizo Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrizo Springs Cemetery
  • Kim Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kim Cemetery
  • Butte Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butte 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 Murray Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Murray Place.

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

• Atlanta
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Baca County
• Brookfield ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Brookfield is located in Baca County
• Springfield
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Baca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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