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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 Las Vegas Town (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 Las Vegas Town. 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 and 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.

Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel 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 Miguel County: Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, Santa Fe & Torrance.

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

  • San Miguel County     (The home county of Las Vegas Town)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Las Vegas Town, with the one closest to Las Vegas Town listed first.
    • Las Vegas
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Montezuma
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hot Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
      • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Romero
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero
      • Romero is located in San Miguel County
    • Trout Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
      • Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Tecolote
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecolote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecolote
      • Tecolote is located in San Miguel County
    • Los Alamos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Alamos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
      • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
    • Sapello
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chapelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelle
      • Chapelle is located in San Miguel County
    • Serafina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pendaries Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendaries Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendaries Village
      • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
    • Apache Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Springs
      • Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • El Ancon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
      • El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Las Vegas Town, with the one closest to Las Vegas Town listed first.
    • Upper Anton Chico
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Anton Chico
      • Upper Anton Chico is located in Guadalupe County
    • Anton Chico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Dilia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilia
      • Dilia is located in Guadalupe County
  • Mora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Las Vegas Town, with the one closest to Las Vegas Town listed first.
    • Loma Parda ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Parda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
      • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
    • Golondrinas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
      • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
    • South Carmen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
      • South Carmen is located in Mora County
    • Watrous
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
      • Watrous is located in Mora County
    • La Cueva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
      • La Cueva is located in Mora County
    • Ledoux
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
      • Ledoux is located in Mora County
    • Valmora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmora
      • Valmora is located in Mora County
    • Abuelo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
      • Abuelo is located in Mora County
    • Mora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pacheco Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacheco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
      • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
    • Rainsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cleveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Santa Fe County

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

Newspapers Published in Las Vegas Town ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Las Vegas Town.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Las Vegas Town, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Las Vegas Town.

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 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 Las Vegas Town:

Cemeteries Near Las Vegas Town ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Las Vegas Town.

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 Las Vegas Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Montefiore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Nuestra Senora de Dolores Catholic Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38212 <4>
  • Church of Christ Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Las Vegas.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Jose Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38413 <4>
  • International Fellowship of Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Las Vegas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Las Vegas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Las Vegas Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38176 <4>
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Montezuma Seminary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • North Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Romero Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tecolote Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Tecolote Cemetery has also been known as:
      • La Manga Cemetery
      • Santa Nino de Atocha Cemetery
      • Santo Nino Church Cemetery
      • Santo Nino de Atocha Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tecolote Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38166 <4>
    • San Geronimo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Geronimo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Geronimo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38403 <4>

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

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

  • Las Vegas
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • East Las Vegas ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Las Vegas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Las Vegas
    • East Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
  • Romero
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero
    • Romero is located in San Miguel County
  • Hot Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
  • Tecolote
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecolote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecolote
    • Tecolote is located in San Miguel County
  • Los Alamos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Alamos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
    • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
  • Onava
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onava
    • Onava is located in San Miguel County
  • Sapello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • San Ignacio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Ignacio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
    • San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
  • Bernal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernal
    • Bernal is located in San Miguel County
  • Blanchard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Blanchard is located in San Miguel County
  • Kroenigs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kroenigs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
    • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sands
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
      • Sands is located in San Miguel County
    • Rociada
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • San Miguel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
      • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Las Vegas Town. 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- Las Vegas Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Las Vegas Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6006, Longitude: -105.2550       In this case, the coordinates for Las Vegas Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Las Vegas Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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