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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Llano Quemado (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 Llano Quemado. 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.

Llano Quemado is located in Taos County.

To see how the shape of New Mexico's counties may 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 Llano Quemado. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Llano Quemado:

  • Taos County     (The home county of Llano Quemado)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Llano Quemado, with the one closest to Llano Quemado listed first.
    • Ranchos de Taos
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Talpa
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Talpa is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
    • Ranchito
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Canon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Canon is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
    • Taos
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • El Prado
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Shady Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • Carson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Taos Pueblo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
    • Arroyo Seco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Picuris Pueblo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
    • Pilar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Llano Quemado, with the one closest to Llano Quemado listed first.
    • Angel Fire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview Pines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
    • Idlewild
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Eagle Nest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Mora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Llano Quemado, with the one closest to Llano Quemado listed first.
    • Chacon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Holman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Guadalupita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pacheco Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
    • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
    • Los Huerros
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
    • Mora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Llano Quemado, with the one closest to Llano Quemado listed first.
    • Apodaca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
    • Rinconada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
    • Dixon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Embudo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Truchas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Velarde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • LaMadera
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • LaMadera is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMadera
    • Petaca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordova
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Estaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
    • La Villita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
    • Los Luceros
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
  • Santa Fe County
    • Rio Chiquito
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito

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

Cemeteries Near Llano Quemado ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Llano Quemado.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Llano Quemado - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Llano Quemado covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Descariso Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Talpa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Penas Negras Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pacheco Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Los Dolores Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Canon Brethren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Los Cruces Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kit Carson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • LaLoma Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sierra Vista Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonias Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Taos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arroyo Seco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Arroyo Hondo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Penasco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Barranca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Barranca is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barranca
  • Rinconada
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
  • Embudo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Servilleta
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Servilleta is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilleta
  • Velarde
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Ojo Caliente
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Guadalupita
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Questa
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Cerro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Tres Piedras
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Llano Quemado ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Llano Quemado.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Llano Quemado:

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>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 Llano Quemado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Llano Quemado) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.