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 Agua Zarca (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 Agua Zarca. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Agua Zarca is located in San Miguel County.
To see how the shape of New Mexico's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Miguel County: Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, Santa Fe & Torrance.
Below are the counties that are near Agua Zarca. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Agua Zarca:
- San Miguel County (The home county of Agua Zarca)
- The following are listed by their distance from Agua Zarca, with the one closest to Agua Zarca listed first.
- Las Vegas Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas Town
- Las Vegas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Romero
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Romero is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero
- Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Montezuma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trout Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
- Tecolote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tecolote is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecolote
- Serafina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chapelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chapelle is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelle
- Los Alamos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
- Apache Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Springs
- Sapello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- El Ancon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Agua Zarca, with the one closest to Agua Zarca listed first.
- Upper Anton Chico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Upper Anton Chico is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Anton Chico
- Anton Chico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dilia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dilia is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilia
- Dahlia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dahlia is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
- Mora County
- The following are listed by their distance from Agua Zarca, with the one closest to Agua Zarca listed first.
- Loma Parda ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loma Parda is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
- Watrous
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watrous is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
- Golondrinas
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Golondrinas is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
- South Carmen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Carmen is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
- Ledoux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ledoux is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
- Abuelo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Abuelo is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
- La Cueva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- La Cueva is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
- Valmora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valmora is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmora
- Mora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pacheco Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
- Rainsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shoemaker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shoemaker is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe County
- Glorieta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Agua Zarca, see our County-by-County Page for Agua Zarca.
Cemeteries Near Agua Zarca ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Agua Zarca.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Agua Zarca - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Agua Zarca covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Agua Zarca, with the one closest to Agua Zarca listed first.
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Las Vegas.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- San Jose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38413 <2>
- Masonic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montefiore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tecolote Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecolote Cemetery
- The Tecolote Cemetery has also been known as:
- La Manga Cemetery
- Santa Nino de Atocha Cemetery
- Santo Nino Church Cemetery
- Santo Nino de Atocha Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38166 <2>
- Romero Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- International Fellowship of Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Las Vegas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nuestra Senora de Dolores Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (62 more) ...
- Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Montezuma Seminary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Agua Zarca in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Agua Zarca.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Agua Zarca, with the one closest to Agua Zarca listed first.
- Romero
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Romero is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero
- Las Vegas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Las Vegas ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Las Vegas
- Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Tecolote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tecolote is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecolote
- Blanchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blanchard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Bernal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bernal is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernal
- Onava
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Onava is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onava
- Los Alamos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
- Sapello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- San Ignacio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
- Sands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- San Miguel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Kroenigs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
- Rociada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Agua Zarca. See our List of 1890's Communities around Agua Zarca.
Newspapers Published in Agua Zarca ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Agua Zarca.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Agua Zarca, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Agua Zarca.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Agua Zarca:
- Websites specific to New Mexico
- Pages specific to San Miguel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Guadalupe County
- Mora County
- Santa Fe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Mexico
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Agua Zarca) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Agua Zarca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |