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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 Cordillera (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 Cordillera. 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 doctors and 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.

Cordillera is located in Mora 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 Mora County: Colfax, Harding, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe & Taos.

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

  • Mora County     (The home county of Cordillera)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordillera, with the one closest to Cordillera listed first.
    • Mora
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pacheco Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
    • Abuelo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Abuelo is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
    • Holman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ledoux
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ledoux is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
    • South Carmen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • South Carmen is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
    • La Cueva
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • La Cueva is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
    • Rainsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chacon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Golondrinas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
    • Guadalupita
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax County
    • Angel Fire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordillera, with the one closest to Cordillera listed first.
    • Truchas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cordova
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • San Miguel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordillera, with the one closest to Cordillera listed first.
    • Rociada
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pendaries Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendaries Village
    • Sapello
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Alamos
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
    • Cowles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cowles is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
    • Hot Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Trout Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
    • Montezuma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Kroenigs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
    • Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
    • Las Vegas Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas Town
    • Las Vegas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordillera, with the one closest to Cordillera listed first.
    • Cundiyo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Rio Chiquito
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordillera, with the one closest to Cordillera listed first.
    • Angostura
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Angostura is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
    • Tres Ritos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
    • Llano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Penasco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vadito
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chamisal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Picuris Pueblo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
    • Trampas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Lucio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
    • Valle Escondido
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Vallecito
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook

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

Cemeteries Near Cordillera ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cordillera.

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 Cordillera - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cordillera covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Mora
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • La Cueva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • La Cueva is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • Lucero
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lucero is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero
  • Rociada
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Guadalupita
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Ignacio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
  • Sapello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Loma Parda ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Los Alamos
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Ocate
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hot Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Penasco
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Tiptonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Tiptonville is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
    • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
    • Onava
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Onava is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onava

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

Newspapers Published in Cordillera ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cordillera.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cordillera, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cordillera.

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 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 Cordillera:

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>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 Cordillera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Cordillera) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.