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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 Los Cocas (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 Los Cocas. 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.

Los Cocas is located in Mora 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 Mora County: Colfax, Harding, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe & Taos.

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

  • Mora County     (The home county of Los Cocas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Cocas, with the one closest to Los Cocas listed first.
    • Guadalupita
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Huerros
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
    • Ojo Feliz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rainsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chacon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ocate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Holman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
    • La Cueva
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • La Cueva is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
    • Mora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Abuelo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Abuelo is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
    • Pacheco Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Cocas, with the one closest to Los Cocas listed first.
    • Angel Fire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview Pines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
    • Miami
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Nest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Idlewild
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • San Miguel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Cocas, with the one closest to Los Cocas listed first.
    • Rociada
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sapello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pendaries Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendaries Village
    • Los Alamos
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
    • Kroenigs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Cocas, with the one closest to Los Cocas listed first.
    • Angostura
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Angostura is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
    • Tres Ritos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
    • Valle Escondido
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Brook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • Talpa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Talpa is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
    • Llano
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Penasco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Vadito
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Canon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Canon is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
    • Ranchos de Taos
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Taos
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Picuris Pueblo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
    • Chamisal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Los Cocas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Los Cocas.

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 Los Cocas - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Guadalupita
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucero
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lucero is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero
  • Ocate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • La Cueva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • La Cueva is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
  • Loma Parda ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Rociada
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sapello
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Tiptonville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Tiptonville is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
  • San Ignacio
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
  • Watrous
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Watrous is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Los Alamos
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
    • Penasco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Kroenigs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs

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

Newspapers Published in Los Cocas ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Los Cocas.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Los Cocas, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Los Cocas.

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 websites either 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 Los Cocas:

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 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.
<3>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mora and Guadalupita. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<4>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- Los Cocas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Los Cocas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.