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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 Big Horn (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 Big Horn. 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 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.

Big Horn is located in Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County: Archuleta (CO), Conejos (CO), Los Alamos, Mora, San Juan, Sandoval, Santa Fe & Taos.

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

  • Rio Arriba County     (The home county of Big Horn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Horn, with the one closest to Big Horn listed first.
    • Sublette
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
      • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Lava ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
      • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Lobato ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
      • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Chama
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
      • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <2>
    • Brazos
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Brazos is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Los Ojos
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutheron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutheron
      • Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Taos County
  • Conejos County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Horn, with the one closest to Big Horn listed first.
    • Mogote
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
      • Mogote is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Ortiz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
      • Ortiz is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Paisaje
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 (CO)
    • Osier
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
      • Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Antonito
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Conejos
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cumbres
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
      • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Romeo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <2>
    • Manassa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
      • Manassa is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <2>
    • Capulin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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 (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capulin <2>
    • Bountiful
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
      • Bountiful is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • La Jara
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
      • La Jara is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <2>
    • Sanford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <2>
  • Costilla County (CO)
    • Jaroso
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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 (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Big Horn ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Horn.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Big Horn:

Cemeteries Near Big Horn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Horn.

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 Big Horn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • San Miguel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Miguel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Miguel Cemetery
  • Martinez Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Creek Cemetery
  • Mogote Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mogote Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mogote Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mogote Cemetery
  • Las Mesitas Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Ortiz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ortiz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ortiz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ortiz Cemetery
  • San Antonio Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Antonio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Antonio Cemetery
  • Antonio Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antonio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antonio Cemetery
  • Conejos Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conejos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conejos Cemetery
  • Warshaver Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warshaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warshaver Cemetery
  • Lobatos Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lobatos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lobatos Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Nance Family Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nance Family Cemetery
    • Old Manassa Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Soward Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soward 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Big Horn had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Sublette
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
    • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Lava ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
    • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Toltec
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toltec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
    • Toltec is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Ortiz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
    • Ortiz is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Antonito
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Conejos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumbres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
    • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Los Cerritos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 (CO)
  • Manassa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
    • Manassa is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <2>
  • Lobato ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
    • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Capulin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • 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 (CO)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capulin <2>
  • No Agua
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for No Agua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Agua
    • No Agua is located in Taos County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Chama
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
      • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <2>
    • La Jara
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
      • La Jara is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <2>
    • Sanford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <2>

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

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

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Horn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Horn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9892, Longitude: -106.1822       In this case, the coordinates for Big Horn 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>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.
<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 Big Horn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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