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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 Walts Corner (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 Walts Corner. 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 Walts Corner ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Walts Corner: Walts Cor. (or less commonly used: Walts Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Walts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Walts Corner may originally have been Walt's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Walts Corner might be written as Walt Corner.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Walts Corner is located in Las Animas 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 Las Animas County: Baca, Bent, Costilla, Huerfano, Otero, Pueblo, Colfax (NM) & Union (NM).

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

  • Las Animas County     (The home county of Walts Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walts Corner, with the one closest to Walts Corner listed first.
    • Branson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
      • Branson is located in Las Animas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Former name for Branson:
      • Wilson's Switch
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <2>
    • Trinchera
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Troy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Las Animas County
    • Villegreen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villegreen
      • Villegreen is located in Las Animas County
    • Model
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoehne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoehne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoehne
      • Hoehne is located in Las Animas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoehne <2>
    • San Miguel ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
      • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
    • Kim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kim have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
    • Thatcher
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thatcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
      • Thatcher is located in Las Animas County
    • Beshoar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beshoar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar
      • Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
    • Houghton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
      • Houghton is located in Las Animas County
  • Union County (NM)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walts Corner, with the one closest to Walts Corner listed first.
    • Folsom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Union County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <2>
    • Des Moines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
      • Des Moines is located in Union County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <2>
    • Capulin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Walts Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walts Corner.

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

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

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cejita Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mestas Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mestas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mestas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Los Hermanos Penitentes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinchera Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Romero Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romero Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Romero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emery Gap Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Nola Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinchera Plaza Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Crespin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crespin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crespin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57231 <5>
  • Parker Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Pacheco Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacheco Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacheco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tapia Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucero Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucero Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57406 <5>

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.<7>

While we didn't find Walts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walts Corner.

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

  • Trinchera
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Troy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Las Animas County
  • Barela
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barela have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barela
    • Barela is located in Las Animas County
  • Earl
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earl have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
    • Earl is located in Las Animas County
  • Tyrone
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Tyrone is located in Las Animas County
  • Thatcher
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thatcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
    • Thatcher is located in Las Animas County

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

Newspapers Published in Walts Corner ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walts Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walts Corner, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walts Corner.

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 Walts Corner:

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

The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walts Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1689, Longitude: -103.8800       In this case, the coordinates for Walts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Walts Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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