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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 Nutria (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 Nutria. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Nutria 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 Nutria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nutria:

  • Archuleta County     (The home county of Nutria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nutria, with the one closest to Nutria listed first.
    • Pagosa Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagosa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Trujillo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
      • Trujillo is located in Archuleta County
    • Chimney Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
      • Gato is located in Archuleta County
    • Juanita ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
      • Juanita is located in Archuleta County
    • Chromo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chromo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
      • Chromo is located in Archuleta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <2>
    • Arboles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • La Plata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nutria, with the one closest to Nutria listed first.
    • Allison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
      • Allison is located in La Plata County
    • Bayfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
      • Bayfield is located in La Plata County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayfield <2>
    • Vallecito
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Gem Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Village
      • Gem Village is located in La Plata County
    • Ignacio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • La Boca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nutria, with the one closest to Nutria listed first.
    • Navajo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
      • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Dulce
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lumberton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Monero
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
      • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)

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

Newspapers Published in Nutria ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nutria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nutria, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nutria.

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 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 Nutria:

Cemeteries Near Nutria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nutria.

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

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

  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carracas Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carracas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carracas Cemetery
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
  • Martinez Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinez Cemetery
  • Wirt Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wirt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wirt Cemetery
  • Gomez Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gomez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gomez Cemetery
  • New Rosa Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Allison Tiffany Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Tiffany Cemetery
  • Bayfield Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayfield Cemetery
  • Tiffany Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiffany Cemetery
  • Ouray Memorial Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouray Memorial 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 Nutria in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nutria.

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

  • Pagosa Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagosa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Piedra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Juanita ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
    • Juanita is located in Archuleta County
  • Carracas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Navajo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
    • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Chromo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chromo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
    • Chromo is located in Archuleta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <2>
  • Arboles
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dulce
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Rosa ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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)
  • Amargo
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amargo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargo
    • Amargo is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Monero
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
    • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Ignacio
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Nutria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nutria.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nutria. 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>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>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- Nutria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nutria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2308, Longitude: -107.1256       In this case, the coordinates for Nutria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Nutria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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