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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about La Bajada. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added La Bajada to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with La Bajada, please Contact Us.

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 La Bajada (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 La Bajada. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of La Bajada is historic, it would have been located within present day Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe County: Bernalillo, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval & Torrance.

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

  • Santa Fe County     (The home county of La Bajada)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Bajada, with the one closest to La Bajada listed first.
    • Bonanza City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza City
      • Bonanza City is located in Santa Fe County
    • La Cienega
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cienega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cienega
      • La Cienega is located in Santa Fe County
    • Los Cerrillos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerrillos
      • Los Cerrillos is located in Santa Fe County
      • Los Cerrillos has also been known as:
      • Cerrillos
    • Madrid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Madrid is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <3>
    • Agua Fria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldorado at Santa Fe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado at Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
      • Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
    • Seton Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Village
      • Seton Village is located in Santa Fe County
    • Santa Fe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Galisteo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galisteo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galisteo
      • Galisteo is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galisteo <3>
    • Lamy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Canada de los Alamos
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada de los Alamos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada de los Alamos
      • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
    • Tesuque
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tesuque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesuque
      • Tesuque is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tesuque <3>
    • San Pedro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
      • San Pedro is located in Santa Fe County
  • Bernalillo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Bajada, with the one closest to La Bajada listed first.
    • Sandia Knolls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Knolls
      • Sandia Knolls is located in Bernalillo County
    • Sandia Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Canoncito
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
      • Canoncito is located in Bernalillo County
    • Sandia Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Heights
      • Sandia Heights is located in Bernalillo County
    • Corrales
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Los Alamos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Bajada, with the one closest to La Bajada listed first.
    • White Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Los Alamos County
    • Los Alamos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • Santa Clara Pueblo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
      • Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Sandoval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Bajada, with the one closest to La Bajada listed first.
    • Domingo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domingo
      • Domingo is located in Sandoval County
    • Pena Blanca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pena Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Blanca
      • Pena Blanca is located in Sandoval County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pena Blanca <3>
    • Cochiti Pueblo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kewa Pueblo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sile
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sile
      • Sile is located in Sandoval County
    • Cochiti Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • San Felipe Pueblo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Felipe Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe Pueblo
      • San Felipe Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
    • Algodones
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond Tail Ranch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Tail Ranch
      • Diamond Tail Ranch is located in Sandoval County
    • Placitas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placitas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placitas
      • Placitas is located in Sandoval County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placitas <3>
    • Santa Ana Pueblo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Ana Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana Pueblo
      • Santa Ana Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana Pueblo <3>
    • Bernalillo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernalillo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernalillo
      • Bernalillo is located in Sandoval County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernalillo <3>
    • Ponderosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in La Bajada ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Bajada.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Bajada, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Bajada.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 La Bajada:

Cemeteries Near La Bajada ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Bajada.

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

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

  • La Bajada Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Bajada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Bajada Cemetery
  • Rosario Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosario Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosario Cemetery
  • Pena Blanca Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sile Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Sile Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Santa Barbara Cathholic Church de Sile Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sile Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38454 <5>
  • Madrid Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cerrillos Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Los Cerrillos Protestant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cementerio de Agua Fria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cementerio de Agua Fria is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the east of Santa Fe.
    • The Cementerio de Agua Fria has also been known as:
    • Agua Fria Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio de Agua Fria
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180292 <5>
  • San Isidro Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tejon Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Gardens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...

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.

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from La Bajada, with the one closest to La Bajada listed first.

  • Waldo ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Waldo is located in Santa Fe County
  • Los Cerrillos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerrillos
    • Los Cerrillos is located in Santa Fe County
    • Los Cerrillos has also been known as:
    • Cerrillos
  • Ortiz ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortiz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
    • Ortiz is located in Santa Fe County
  • Santa Fe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in Santa Fe County
  • Lamy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • San Pedro
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
    • San Pedro is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jacona
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
    • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
  • Glorieta
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Pojoaque
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pojoaque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pojoaque
    • Pojoaque is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pojoaque <3>

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

The official website for Santa Fe County: www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 La Bajada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- La Bajada) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Bajada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5561, Longitude: -106.2409       In this case, the coordinates for La Bajada have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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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