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 Kimbeto (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 Kimbeto. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Kimbeto is located in San Juan 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 Juan County: Apache (AZ), Archuleta (CO), La Plata (CO), Montezuma (CO), McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval & San Juan (UT).

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

San Juan County (The home county of Kimbeto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimbeto, with the one closest to Kimbeto listed first.
- Nageezi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nageezi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nageezi
  - Nageezi is located in San Juan County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nageezi <2>
- Lake Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
  - Lake Valley is located in San Juan County
- White Rock ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  - White Rock is located in San Juan County
- Huerfano
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huerfano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerfano
  - Huerfano is located in San Juan County
McKinley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimbeto, with the one closest to Kimbeto listed first.
- Pueblo Pintado
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo Pintado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo Pintado
  - Pueblo Pintado is located in McKinley County
- Whitehorse
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
  - Whitehorse is located in McKinley County
Sandoval County
- Counselor
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counselor
  - Counselor is located in Sandoval County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Counselor <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Kimbeto ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kimbeto.

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).

Counselor Community Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Counselor Community Cemetery
- The Counselor Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Navajo Mission Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983689 <4>

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

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 Kimbeto:

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 San Juan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- McKinley County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sandoval County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for New Mexico
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Mexico
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Mexico
- Cemeteries of San Juan County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Mexico
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Mexico
- Cemeteries of San Juan County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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>	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.
<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.