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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 Alley 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 Alley 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 Alley 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 Alley Place: Alley Pl. (or less commonly used: Alley 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 southwest 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 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.

Alley Place is located in Bernalillo County.

To see how the shape of New Mexico's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bernalillo County: Cibola, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance & Valencia.

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

  • Bernalillo County     (The home county of Alley Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alley Place, with the one closest to Alley Place listed first.
    • Ponderosa Pine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Pine
      • Ponderosa Pine is located in Bernalillo County
    • Chilili
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilili have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilili
      • Chilili is located in Bernalillo County
    • Tijeras
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tijeras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
      • Tijeras is located in Bernalillo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tijeras <2>
    • Cedar Crest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
      • Cedar Crest is located in Bernalillo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Crest <2>
    • Monticello
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandia Knolls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Knolls
      • Sandia Knolls is located in Bernalillo County
    • Canoncito
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
      • Canoncito is located in Bernalillo County
    • Carnuel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnuel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnuel
      • Carnuel is located in Bernalillo County
    • Sandia Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Canada Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Village
      • Canada Village is located in Bernalillo County
    • Mesa Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Village
      • Mesa Village is located in Bernalillo County
    • Hoffmantown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmantown
      • Hoffmantown is located in Bernalillo County
  • Sandoval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alley Place, with the one closest to Alley Place listed first.
    • Diamond Tail Ranch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Tail Ranch
      • Diamond Tail Ranch is located in Sandoval County
    • Placitas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placitas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placitas
      • Placitas is located in Sandoval County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placitas <2>
    • Pueblo of Sandia Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo of Sandia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo of Sandia Village
      • Pueblo of Sandia Village is located in Sandoval County
    • Bernalillo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernalillo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernalillo
      • Bernalillo is located in Sandoval County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernalillo <2>
    • Algodones
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alley Place, with the one closest to Alley Place listed first.
    • Edgewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Santa Fe County
    • San Pedro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
      • San Pedro is located in Santa Fe County
    • Stanley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Madrid
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Madrid is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <2>
  • Torrance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alley Place, with the one closest to Alley Place listed first.
    • Moriarty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriarty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriarty
      • Moriarty is located in Torrance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriarty <2>
    • McIntosh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tajique
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Torreon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torreon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreon
      • Torreon is located in Torrance County
    • Estancia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Manzano
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzano
      • Manzano is located in Torrance County
    • Willard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Valencia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alley Place, with the one closest to Alley Place listed first.
    • Meadow Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
      • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
    • Bosque Farms
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosque Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque Farms
      • Bosque Farms is located in Valencia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bosque Farms <2>
    • Peralta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Valencia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
      • Valencia is located in Valencia County
    • Los Lunas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Alley 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 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alley Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alley Place, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alley 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 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 Alley Place:

Cemeteries Near Alley Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alley 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 Alley Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Escabosa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Escabosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Escabosa Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38052 <4>
  • Juan Tomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Juan Tomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Juan Tomas Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38145 <4>
  • Chilili Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilili Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chilili Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gardner Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilili Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38002 <4>
  • St. John Nepomucene Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chilili New Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Chilili New Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cath Cemetery
    • Garland Cemetery
    • St. John Nepomucene Cemetery
    • San Juan Nepomoceno Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilili New Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38080 <4>
  • Cedro Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedro Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37993 <4>
  • Mountain Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • San Isidro de Labrador Mission Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tijeras Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • San Antonio Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

  • San Pedro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
    • San Pedro is located in Santa Fe County
  • Golden ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in Santa Fe County
  • Albuquerque
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Barr
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr
    • Barr is located in Bernalillo County
  • Isleta
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Ortiz ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortiz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
    • Ortiz is located in Santa Fe County
  • Alameda
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pajarito ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pajarito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajarito
    • Pajarito is located in Bernalillo County
  • Peralta
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Corrales
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Lunas
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

The official website for Bernalillo County: www.bernco.gov/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alley Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alley Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9725, Longitude: -106.2503       In this case, the coordinates for Alley Place 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 Alley Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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