RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New Mexico >> San Miguel County >> Cowles >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
New Mexico

The Commemorative Quarter for New Mexico





Our Genealogy Helper

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 Cowles (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 Cowles. 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 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 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.

Cowles is located in San Miguel 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 San Miguel County: Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, Santa Fe & Torrance.

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

  • San Miguel County     (The home county of Cowles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cowles, with the one closest to Cowles listed first.
    • Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
      • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
    • Rociada
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pendaries Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendaries Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendaries Village
      • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
    • Pecos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
      • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <1>
    • Trout Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
      • Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Sapello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rowe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hot Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
      • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Montezuma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Las Vegas Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Vegas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas Town
      • Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
    • Ilfeld
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Las Vegas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Los Alamos County
    • White Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Los Alamos County
  • Mora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cowles, with the one closest to Cowles listed first.
    • South Carmen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
      • South Carmen is located in Mora County
    • Ledoux
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
      • Ledoux is located in Mora County
    • Pacheco Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacheco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
      • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
    • Abuelo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
      • Abuelo is located in Mora County
    • Cleveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • La Cueva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
      • La Cueva is located in Mora County
    • Golondrinas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
      • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
    • Rainsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chacon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cowles, with the one closest to Cowles listed first.
    • Cordova
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Truchas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimayo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Espanola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ohkay Owingeh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • San Juan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
      • San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Alcalde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Apodaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
      • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Dixon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • La Villita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
      • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Los Luceros
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
      • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Chamita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
      • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cowles, with the one closest to Cowles listed first.
    • Rio en Medio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio en Medio
      • Rio en Medio is located in Santa Fe County
    • Chupadero
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chupadero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chupadero
      • Chupadero is located in Santa Fe County
    • Tesuque
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tesuque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesuque
      • Tesuque is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tesuque <1>
    • Cundiyo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glorieta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Canada de los Alamos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada de los Alamos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada de los Alamos
      • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
    • Santa Fe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio Chiquito
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Chiquito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
      • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
    • Cuyamungue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamungue
      • Cuyamungue is located in Santa Fe County
    • Seton Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Village
      • Seton Village is located in Santa Fe County
    • Pojoaque
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pojoaque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pojoaque
      • Pojoaque is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pojoaque <1>
    • Jacona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
      • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cowles, with the one closest to Cowles listed first.
    • Llano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Trampas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Angostura
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
      • Angostura is located in Taos County
    • Tres Ritos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
      • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
    • Chamisal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamisal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamisal
      • Chamisal is located in Taos County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamisal <1>
    • Penasco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Vallecito
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Picuris Pueblo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picuris Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
      • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
    • Rio Lucio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Lucio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
      • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
    • Vadito
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Cowles ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cowles, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cowles.

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 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 Cowles:

Cemeteries Near Cowles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cowles.

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

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

  • Pecos Mine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecos Mine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecos Mine Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38316 <4>
  • El Macho Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Macho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Macho Cemetery
  • Santo Nino Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santo Nino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santo Nino Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38443 <4>
  • San Antonio Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Antonio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Antonio Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38396 <4>
  • Rio en Medio Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • New St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Old St. Anthonys Church Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cundiyo Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cundiyo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cundiyo Cemetery
  • Santo Domingo Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmelite Monastery Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carmelite Monastery Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmelite Monastery Cemetery is located in Santa Fe.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmelite Monastery Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2470398 <4>
  • Cristo Rey Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Glorieta Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glorieta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glorieta Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38085 <4>
    • San Ignacio Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Campo Santo Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campo Santo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campo Santo 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>

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

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

  • Rociada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Glorieta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pecos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
    • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <1>
  • San Ignacio
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Ignacio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
    • San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
  • Santa Fe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mora
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pojoaque
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pojoaque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pojoaque
    • Pojoaque is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pojoaque <1>
  • Rowe
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Sapello
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jacona
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
    • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
  • Hot Springs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
  • La Cueva
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
    • La Cueva is located in Mora County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Penasco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Santa Cruz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamy
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Cowles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cowles.

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

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

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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cowles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cowles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8122, Longitude: -105.6589    
<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 Cowles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024