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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Corrumpa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Corrumpa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Corrumpa, please Contact Us.

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 Corrumpa (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 Corrumpa. 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 Corrumpa ...

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.

Another variation: Currumpaw.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Corrumpa is historic, it would have been located within present day Union 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 Union County: Baca (CO), Las Animas (CO), Colfax, Harding, Quay, Cimarron (OK), Dallam (TX) & Hartley (TX).

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

  • Union County     (The home county of Corrumpa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corrumpa, with the one closest to Corrumpa listed first.
    • Grenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
      • Grenville is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <3>
    • Mount Dora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Des Moines
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
      • Des Moines is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <3>
    • Seneca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Folsom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
    • Moses
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
      • Moses is located in Union County
    • Capulin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Clayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Las Animas County (CO)
    • Branson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
      • Branson is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Former name for Branson:
      • Wilson's Switch
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <3>
  • Cimarron County (OK)
    • Mexhoma ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexhoma
      • Mexhoma is located in Cimarron County (OK)

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

Cemeteries Near Corrumpa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corrumpa.

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

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

  • Corrumpa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Padilla Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padilla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rivera Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rivera Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rivera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hanson Homestead Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson Homestead Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hanson Homestead Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanson Homestead Cemetery is located 20 miles [32.2 km]<6> to the west of Des Moines.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2499150 <4>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crespin Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crespin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crespin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57231 <4>
  • Des Moines Catholic Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Des Moines Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Des Moines Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Des Moines Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Des Moines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Des Moines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wanette Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atencio Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atencio Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Atencio Cemetery is located 21 miles [33.8 km]<6> to the south of Clayton.
  • Martinez Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Rinker Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rinker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rinker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Moses Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moses Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Drew Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

Newspapers Published in Corrumpa ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corrumpa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corrumpa, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corrumpa.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Corrumpa:

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Corrumpa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Corrumpa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corrumpa. We have been unable to find the coordinates for Corrumpa. That said, to estimate its location, we are using the latitude and longitude of what we believe to be a nearby cemetery (likely the town cemetery). The cemetery that we've chosen is named Corrumpa Cemetery and it is located at 36.7822, -103.5082   .




 

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