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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 Guy (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 Guy. 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 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.

Guy is located in 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 Guy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guy:

  • Union County     (The home county of Guy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guy, with the one closest to Guy listed first.
    • Grenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Mount Dora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Moses
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
      • Moses is located in Union County
    • Seneca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Des Moines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Folsom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Clayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Las Animas County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guy, with the one closest to Guy listed first.
    • Branson
      (28 miles [45.1 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 <2>
    • Kim
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kim
      • Kim is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kim <2>
  • Cimarron County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guy, with the one closest to Guy listed first.
    • Mexhoma ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexhoma
      • Mexhoma is located in Cimarron County (OK)
    • Kenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Wheeless
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeless
      • Wheeless is located in Cimarron County (OK)

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

Newspapers Published in Guy ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guy, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guy.

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 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 Guy:

Cemeteries Near Guy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guy.

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

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

  • Rivera Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rivera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rivera Cemetery
  • Corrumpa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Padilla Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padilla Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
  • Atencio Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Atencio Cemetery is located 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south of Clayton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atencio Cemetery
  • Wanette Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanette Cemetery
  • Moses Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moses Cemetery
  • Crespin Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crespin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crespin Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57231 <4>
  • Puertocito Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puertocito Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puertocito Cemetery
  • Rinker Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rinker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rinker Cemetery
  • Des Moines Catholic Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Des Moines Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Des Moines Catholic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Des Moines Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Des Moines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Des Moines Cemetery
    • Creeds Chapel Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creeds Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creeds Chapel Cemetery
    • Kenton Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenton 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.<5>

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Guy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8145, Longitude: -103.4324       In this case, the coordinates for Guy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Guy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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