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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 Lama (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 Lama. 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 hospitals 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.

Lama is located in Taos 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 Taos County: Conejos (CO), Costilla (CO), Colfax, Mora & Rio Arriba.

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

  • Taos County     (The home county of Lama)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lama, with the one closest to Lama listed first.
    • San Cristobal
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Questa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Kiowa Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
      • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
    • Cerro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Arroyo Hondo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Valdez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Arroyo Seco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Taos Ski Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Red River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Taos Pueblo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
      • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
    • El Prado
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lama, with the one closest to Lama listed first.
    • Idlewild
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
      • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
    • Lakeview Pines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
      • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
    • Eagle Nest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
    • Angel Fire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ute Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lama, with the one closest to Lama listed first.
    • Petaca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • LaMadera
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMadera
      • LaMadera is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Vallecitos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Costilla County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lama, with the one closest to Lama listed first.
    • Garcia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
      • Garcia is located in Costilla County (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garcia <1>
    • Jaroso
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
      • Jaroso is located in Costilla County (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Lama ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lama.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lama, 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 Lama.

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 helpful 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 Lama:

Cemeteries Near Lama ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lama.

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

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

  • Veterans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chapel of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • El Cerro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Cerro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Cerro Cemetery
  • Rael Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rael Cemetery
  • Red River Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Latir Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latir Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38177 <4>
  • Colonias Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonias Cemetery
  • Sunshine Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • LaLoma Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaLoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kit Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kit Carson Cemetery
  • Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Sierra Vista Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sierra Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra Vista Cemetery
    • Penas Negras Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penas Negras Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penas Negras Cemetery
    • Graham Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham 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 Lama in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lama.

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

  • Questa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Cerro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Arroyo Hondo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Arroyo Seco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Taos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Servilleta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Servilleta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilleta
    • Servilleta is located in Taos County
  • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
  • No Agua
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for No Agua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Agua
    • No Agua is located in Taos County
  • Tres Piedras
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Costilla
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Vallecitos
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Lama. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lama.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Lama) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lama. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6496, Longitude: -105.6194    
<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 Lama, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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