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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 Estancia (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 Estancia. 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 southeast 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 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.

Estancia is located in Torrance County and is the County Seat.

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 Torrance County: Bernalillo, Guadalupe, Lincoln, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Socorro & Valencia.

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

  • Torrance County     (The home county of Estancia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Estancia, with the one closest to Estancia listed first.
    • McIntosh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Willard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tajique
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Torreon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torreon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreon
      • Torreon is located in Torrance County
    • Moriarty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriarty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriarty
      • Moriarty is located in Torrance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriarty <1>
    • Manzano
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzano
      • Manzano is located in Torrance County
    • Mountainair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Abo ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
      • Abo is located in Torrance County
    • Clines Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bernalillo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Estancia, with the one closest to Estancia listed first.
    • Chilili
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilili have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilili
      • Chilili is located in Bernalillo County
    • Ponderosa Pine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Pine
      • Ponderosa Pine is located in Bernalillo County
    • Tijeras
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tijeras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
      • Tijeras is located in Bernalillo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tijeras <1>
    • Cedar Crest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
      • Cedar Crest is located in Bernalillo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Crest <1>
    • Carnuel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnuel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnuel
      • Carnuel is located in Bernalillo County
    • Monticello
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Estancia, with the one closest to Estancia listed first.
    • Edgewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Stanley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Santa Fe County
  • Valencia County
    • Meadow Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
      • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Estancia ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Estancia.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Estancia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Estancia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Estancia.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Estancia.

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 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 Estancia:

Cemeteries Near Estancia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Estancia.

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

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

  • Estancia Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Estancia Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Estancia.
    • The Estancia Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Estancia Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estancia Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38055 <4>
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38220 <4>
  • El Rosario Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the El Rosario Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Willard.
    • The El Rosario Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Willard Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Rosario Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38513 <4>
  • Garland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Protestant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38339 <4>
  • Willard Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willard Cemetery
  • Farmer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38063 <4>
  • Chilili New Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chilili New Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cath Cemetery
    • Garland Cemetery
    • St. John Nepomucene Cemetery
    • San Juan Nepomoceno Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilili New Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38080 <4>
  • Old Tajique Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Tajique Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Tajique Cemetery
  • Tajique Catholic Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • San Antonio Catholic Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Torreon Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Torreon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torreon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chilili Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilili Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chilili Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gardner Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilili Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38002 <4>
    • St. John Nepomucene Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Torrance County: www.torrancecountynm.org/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Estancia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Estancia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7582, Longitude: -106.0600    
<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.




 

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