RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New Mexico >> Taos County >> McGreggor Place >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 McGreggor Place (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 McGreggor Place. 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 McGreggor Place ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for McGreggor Place: McGreggor Pl. (or less commonly used: McGreggor Plc.)

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.

McGreggor Place 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 McGreggor Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McGreggor Place:

  • Taos County     (The home county of McGreggor Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGreggor Place, with the one closest to McGreggor Place listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cerro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tres Piedras
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Questa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lama
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lama is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama
    • Servilleta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Servilleta is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilleta
    • San Cristobal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Costilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Amalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Amalia is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
    • Arroyo Hondo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiowa Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
    • Red River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGreggor Place, with the one closest to McGreggor Place listed first.
    • Lava ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
    • Sublette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
    • Petaca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Vallecitos
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Conejos County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGreggor Place, with the one closest to McGreggor Place listed first.
    • Ortiz
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ortiz is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
    • Antonito
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Conejos
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mogote
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mogote is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
    • Paisaje
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Paisaje is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisaje
    • Manassa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Manassa is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <1>
    • Romeo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Romeo is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <1>
    • Bountiful
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bountiful is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
    • Sanford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sanford is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <1>
    • Osier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
  • Costilla County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGreggor Place, with the one closest to McGreggor Place listed first.
    • Jaroso
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garcia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • San Acacio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near McGreggor Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McGreggor Place.

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 McGreggor Place - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sunshine Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • El Cerro Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Chapel of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Latir Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lobatos Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Antonio Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Ortiz Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ortiz Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Veterans Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jaroso Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso Cemetery
    • The Jaroso Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mountain View Cemetery
  • Tusas Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • San Miguel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Antonio Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Conejos Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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.<4>

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

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

  • No Agua
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • No Agua is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Agua
  • Cerro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Tres Piedras
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Questa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ortiz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ortiz is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
  • Lava ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
  • Servilleta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Servilleta is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilleta
  • Antonito
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Conejos
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Costilla
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Horn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Horn is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
  • Arroyo Hondo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Los Cerritos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Los Cerritos is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerritos
    • Sublette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
    • Manassa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Manassa is located in Conejos County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <1>

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

Newspapers Published in McGreggor Place ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around McGreggor Place.

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

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 McGreggor Place:

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>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 from Point A (ie- McGreggor Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 McGreggor Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.