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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 Lakeview Pines (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 Lakeview Pines. 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 Lakeview Pines ...

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.

Another variation: Lake View Pines.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax 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 Colfax County: Costilla (CO), Las Animas (CO), Harding, Mora, Taos & Union.

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

  • Colfax County     (The home county of Lakeview Pines)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview Pines, with the one closest to Lakeview Pines listed first.
    • Idlewild
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
      • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
    • Eagle Nest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
      • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <2>
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
    • Angel Fire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ute Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cimarron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Miami
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Mora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview Pines, with the one closest to Lakeview Pines listed first.
    • Chacon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Guadalupita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Los Huerros
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
      • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
    • Ocate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview Pines, with the one closest to Lakeview Pines listed first.
    • Taos Ski Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
      • Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <2>
    • Valle Escondido
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Taos Pueblo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
      • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
    • Shady Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
      • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
    • Arroyo Seco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Red River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • El Prado
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Valdez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Canon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
      • Canon is located in Taos County
    • Taos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiowa Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
      • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
    • Ranchito
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranchos de Taos
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lakeview Pines ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeview Pines.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeview Pines, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeview Pines.

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 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 Lakeview Pines:

Cemeteries Near Lakeview Pines ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeview Pines.

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

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

  • Jackson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Black Lake Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Lake Cemetery
  • Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery
  • Sierra Vista Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sierra Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra Vista Cemetery
  • Red River Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • LaLoma Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaLoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaLoma Cemetery
  • Kit Carson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kit Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kit Carson Cemetery
  • Los Cruces Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Los Cruces Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Cruces Cemetery
  • Canon Brethren Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canon Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canon Brethren Cemetery
  • Los Dolores Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Los Dolores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Dolores Cemetery
  • Colonias Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonias Cemetery
  • Graham Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Pacheco Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacheco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacheco Cemetery
    • Penas Negras Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penas Negras Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penas Negras Cemetery
    • Hart Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart 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 Lakeview Pines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeview Pines.

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

  • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
  • Arroyo Seco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Taos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arroyo Hondo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Cimarron
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Questa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
    • Questa is located in Taos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <2>
  • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
    • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
  • Cerro
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Guadalupita
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Ocate
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeview Pines. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeview Pines) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeview Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5085, Longitude: -105.3043    
<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 Lakeview Pines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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