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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 Angel Fire (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 Angel Fire. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Angel Fire is located in Colfax 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 Colfax County: Costilla (CO), Las Animas (CO), Harding, Mora, Taos & Union.

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

  • Colfax County     (The home county of Angel Fire)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angel Fire, with the one closest to Angel Fire listed first.
    • Lakeview Pines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
      • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
    • Eagle Nest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
      • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <2>
    • Idlewild
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
      • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
    • Ute Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cimarron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Miami
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Mora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angel Fire, with the one closest to Angel Fire listed first.
    • Chacon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Guadalupita
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Los Huerros
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
      • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
    • Ocate
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Holman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ojo Feliz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Mora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Rainsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pacheco Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacheco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
      • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angel Fire, with the one closest to Angel Fire listed first.
    • Valle Escondido
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Shady Brook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
      • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
    • Taos Pueblo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
      • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
    • Canon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
      • Canon is located in Taos County
    • Taos Ski Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
      • Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <2>
    • El Prado
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Taos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Arroyo Seco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ranchito
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Talpa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
      • Talpa is located in Taos County
    • Ranchos de Taos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Valdez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Angel Fire ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Angel Fire.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Angel Fire, 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 Angel Fire.

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 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 Angel Fire:

Cemeteries Near Angel Fire ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Angel Fire.

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

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

  • Black Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Lake Cemetery
  • Canon Brethren Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canon Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canon Brethren Cemetery
  • Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery
  • Sierra Vista Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sierra Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra Vista Cemetery
  • Kit Carson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kit Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kit Carson Cemetery
  • Los Cruces Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Los Cruces Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Cruces Cemetery
  • Los Dolores Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Los Dolores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Dolores Cemetery
  • Los LeFebres Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Peak Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • LaLoma Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaLoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaLoma Cemetery
  • Talpa Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Talpa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Talpa Cemetery
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...
    • Chacon Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chacon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chacon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37998 <4>
    • El Rito Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Graham Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham 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 Angel Fire in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Angel Fire.

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

  • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
  • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
    • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
  • Taos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Guadalupita
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Arroyo Seco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocate
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cimarron
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arroyo Hondo
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucero
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero
    • Lucero is located in Mora County
  • Penasco
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penasco
    • Penasco is located in Taos County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penasco <2>
  • Questa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
    • Questa is located in Taos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <2>
  • Mora
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

The official website for Angel Fire: www.afgov.com/

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- Angel Fire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Angel Fire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3921, Longitude: -105.2860    
<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 Angel Fire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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