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 Hot Springs Landing (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 Hot Springs Landing. 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 Hot Springs Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hot Springs Landing: Hot Spgs. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Hot Spgs. Lndng.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Hot Springs Landing is located in Sierra 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 Sierra County: Catron, Dona Ana, Grant, Lincoln, Luna, Otero & Socorro.
Below are the counties that are near Hot Springs Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hot Springs Landing:
- Sierra County (The home county of Hot Springs Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hot Springs Landing, with the one closest to Hot Springs Landing listed first.
- Rock Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon
- Rock Canyon is located in Sierra County
- Elephant Butte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elephant Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant Butte
- Elephant Butte is located in Sierra County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elephant Butte <2>
- Truth or Consequences
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truth or Consequences
- Truth or Consequences is located in Sierra County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truth or Consequences <2>
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Sierra County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
- Cuchillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchillo
- Cuchillo is located in Sierra County
- Las Palomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palomas
- Las Palomas is located in Sierra County
- Cutter ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Caballo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caballo
- Caballo is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caballo <2>
- Arrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrey
- Arrey is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrey <2>
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
- Chloride ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hot Springs Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Hot Springs Landing.
Newspapers Published in Hot Springs Landing ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hot Springs Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hot Springs Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hot Springs Landing.
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 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 Hot Springs Landing:
- Websites specific to New Mexico
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the State Records Center and Archives
- Pages specific to Sierra County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Mexico
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Mexico
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Mexico
- Cemeteries of Sierra County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Mexico
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Mexico
- Cemeteries of Sierra County
Cemeteries Near Hot Springs Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hot Springs Landing.
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 Hot Springs Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hot Springs Landing, with the one closest to Hot Springs Landing listed first.
- Elephant Butte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elephant Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elephant Butte Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Engle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Engle Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
- Palomas Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palomas Cemetery
- Cutter Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutter Cemetery
- Monticello Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monticello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monticello Cemetery
- Caballo Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caballo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caballo Cemetery
- Santa Nino Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Nino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Nino 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hot Springs Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hot Springs Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hot Springs Landing, with the one closest to Hot Springs Landing listed first.
- Cuchillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchillo
- Cuchillo is located in Sierra County
- Engle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Las Palomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palomas
- Las Palomas is located in Sierra County
- Crocker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Cutter ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Monticello ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Sierra County
- Lava
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Paraje ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
- Chloride ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hot Springs Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hot Springs Landing.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hot Springs Landing. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hot Springs Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hot Springs Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2073, Longitude: -107.2106 In this case, the coordinates for Hot Springs Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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 Hot Springs Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |