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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 San Acacio (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 San Acacio. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

San Acacio is located in Costilla 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 Costilla County: Alamosa, Conejos, Huerfano, Las Animas, Colfax (NM) & Taos (NM).

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

  • Costilla County     (The home county of San Acacio)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Acacio, with the one closest to San Acacio listed first.
    • San Luis
      (7 miles [11.3 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>
    • Chama
      (10 miles [16.1 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>
    • San Pablo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Garcia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Jaroso
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Blanca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fort Garland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Garland City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
      • Garland City is located in Costilla County
    • Russell ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Costilla County
  • Alamosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Acacio, with the one closest to San Acacio listed first.
    • Henry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Alamosa County
    • Alamosa East
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Alamosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Alamosa County
  • Conejos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Acacio, with the one closest to San Acacio listed first.
    • Sanford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Manassa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bountiful
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
      • Bountiful is located in Conejos County
    • La Jara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Romeo
      (23 miles [37 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>
    • Antonito
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Conejos
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Paisaje
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Ortiz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
      • Ortiz is located in Conejos County
    • Capulin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Mogote
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
      • Mogote is located in Conejos County
  • Huerfano County
  • Las Animas County
    • Monument Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Park
      • Monument Park is located in Las Animas County
  • Taos County (NM)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Acacio, with the one closest to San Acacio listed first.
    • Costilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ventero
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventero
      • Ventero is located in Taos County (NM)
    • Amalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
      • Amalia is located in Taos County (NM)
    • Buena Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in San Acacio ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Acacio.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Acacio, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Acacio.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 San Acacio:

Cemeteries Near San Acacio ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Acacio.

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

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

  • Old Town Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Pedro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Pedro Cemetery
  • Lasauses Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Chama Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chama Cemetery
  • Jaroso Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Jaroso Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mountain View Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jaroso Cemetery
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Becker Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Becker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becker Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Blanca Trinchera Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ft. Garland Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Garland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Garland Cemetery
  • Brennaman Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brennaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brennaman Cemetery
  • Myer Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Mac Mullan Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mac Mullan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mac Mullan Cemetery
    • Sanford Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Nance Family Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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

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 San Acacio in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of San Acacio.

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

  • San Luis
    (7 miles [11.3 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>
  • Lasauses
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Blanca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Costilla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fort Garland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Los Cerritos
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Garland City ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
    • Garland City is located in Costilla County
  • Manassa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • La Jara
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Conejos
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Antonito
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Russell ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Costilla County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Acacio. 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' (or 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- San Acacio) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Acacio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2137, Longitude: -105.5646    
<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 San Acacio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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