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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 LaMadera (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 LaMadera. 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 LaMadera ...

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: La Madera.

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 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 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.

LaMadera is located in Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County: Archuleta (CO), Conejos (CO), Los Alamos, Mora, San Juan, Sandoval, Santa Fe & Taos.

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

  • Rio Arriba County     (The home county of LaMadera)
    • The following are listed by their distance from LaMadera, with the one closest to LaMadera listed first.
    • Petaca
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Vallecitos
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • El Rito
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Embudo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Velarde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dixon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Apodaca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
      • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Medanales
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Estaca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
      • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
    • La Villita
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
      • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Los Luceros
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
      • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Abiquiu
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alcalde
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from LaMadera, with the one closest to LaMadera listed first.
    • Santo Nino
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino
      • Santo Nino is located in Santa Fe County
    • Cuartelez
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
      • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
    • La Puebla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
      • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
    • Rio Chiquito
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Chiquito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
      • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
    • Santa Cruz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sombrillo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sombrillo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
      • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
    • Arroyo Seco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
      • Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
    • El Valle de Arroyo Seco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Valle de Arroyo Seco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Valle de Arroyo Seco
      • El Valle de Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
    • Cundiyo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from LaMadera, with the one closest to LaMadera listed first.
    • Ojo Caliente
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Servilleta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Carson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pilar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tres Piedras
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Vallecito
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chamisal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamisal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamisal
      • Chamisal is located in Taos County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamisal <1>
    • Picuris Pueblo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picuris Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
      • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
    • Rio Lucio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Lucio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
      • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
    • Arroyo Hondo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Trampas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ranchito
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Penasco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penasco
      • Penasco is located in Taos County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penasco <1>

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

Newspapers Published in LaMadera ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around LaMadera.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of LaMadera, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for LaMadera.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 LaMadera:

Cemeteries Near LaMadera ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of LaMadera.

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

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

  • La Cueva Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Cueva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Cueva Cemetery
  • Ojo Caliente Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Father Kauper Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Dixon.
    • The Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dixon Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Embudo Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424075 <4>
  • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • El Santuario Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Santuario Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Santuario Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38043 <4>
  • Velarde Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • La Villita Catholic Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Tusas Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tusas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tusas Cemetery
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Ojo Sarco Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (49 more) ...
    • Santa Cruz Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Picuris Pueblo Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Penas Negras Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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

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 LaMadera in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of LaMadera.

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

  • Ojo Caliente
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • El Rito
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Vallecitos
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Barranca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barranca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barranca
    • Barranca is located in Taos County
  • Servilleta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Embudo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rinconada
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rinconada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
    • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Velarde
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Tres Piedras
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Abiquiu
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Alcalde
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Chamita
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
    • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Arroyo Hondo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • No Agua
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Penasco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penasco
      • Penasco is located in Taos County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penasco <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for LaMadera. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- LaMadera) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in LaMadera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3881, Longitude: -106.0412    
<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 LaMadera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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