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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 Francisco Montes Vigil (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 Francisco Montes Vigil. 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 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.

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

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

  • Rio Arriba County     (The home county of Francisco Montes Vigil)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco Montes Vigil, with the one closest to Francisco Montes Vigil listed first.
    • Truchas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cordova
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Apodaca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
    • Chimayo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dixon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rinconada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
    • Velarde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Embudo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alcalde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • La Villita
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
    • Los Luceros
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
    • Estaca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
  • Los Alamos County
    • White Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • White Rock is located in Los Alamos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Mora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco Montes Vigil, with the one closest to Francisco Montes Vigil listed first.
    • Holman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pacheco Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
    • Chacon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Abuelo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Abuelo is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
    • Ledoux
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ledoux is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
    • Mora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • South Carmen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Carmen is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
    • Guadalupita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • La Cueva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • La Cueva is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • San Miguel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco Montes Vigil, with the one closest to Francisco Montes Vigil listed first.
    • Cowles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cowles is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
    • Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
    • Rociada
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pendaries Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendaries Village
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco Montes Vigil, with the one closest to Francisco Montes Vigil listed first.
    • Rio Chiquito
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
    • Cundiyo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • La Puebla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
    • Cuartelez
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
    • Arroyo Seco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
    • El Valle de Arroyo Seco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Santa Cruz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sombrillo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
    • Santo Nino
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Santo Nino is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino
    • Pojoaque
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio en Medio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rio en Medio is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio en Medio
    • Chupadero
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Chupadero is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chupadero
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco Montes Vigil, with the one closest to Francisco Montes Vigil listed first.
    • Trampas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Vallecito
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Chamisal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Llano
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rio Lucio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
    • Penasco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Picuris Pueblo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
    • Vadito
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pilar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tres Ritos
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
    • Angostura
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Angostura is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
    • Carson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Francisco Montes Vigil ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Francisco Montes Vigil.

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 Francisco Montes Vigil - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Francisco Montes Vigil, with the one closest to Francisco Montes Vigil 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 Francisco Montes Vigil in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Francisco Montes Vigil.

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

  • Penasco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rinconada
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
  • Velarde
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Barranca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Barranca is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barranca
  • Embudo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Cruz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Alcalde
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Espanola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pojoaque
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
  • Chamita
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
  • Ojo Caliente
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rociada
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Taos
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Francisco Montes Vigil ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Francisco Montes Vigil.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Francisco Montes Vigil, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Francisco Montes Vigil.

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 Francisco Montes Vigil:

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 Francisco Montes Vigil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Francisco Montes Vigil) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.