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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 Newman (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 Newman. 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 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.

Newman is located in Otero 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 Otero County: Chaves, Dona Ana, Eddy, Lincoln, Sierra, Culberson (TX) & Hudspeth (TX).

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

  • Otero County     (The home county of Newman)
  • Dona Ana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newman, with the one closest to Newman listed first.
    • Chaparral
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Chaparral is located in Dona Ana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral
    • Anthony
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Berino
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sunland Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • La Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • La Union is located in Dona Ana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Union
    • Santa Teresa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chamberino
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Chamberino is located in Dona Ana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberino
    • Vado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • La Mesa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mesquite
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • White Sands
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lanark ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lanark is located in Dona Ana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
  • El Paso County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newman, with the one closest to Newman listed first.
    • Homestead Meadows North
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Homestead Meadows
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Homestead Meadows is located in El Paso County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows
    • Fort Bliss
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
    • Anthony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Anthony is located in El Paso County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <1>
    • Westway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Westway is located in El Paso County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westway
    • Homestead Meadows South
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Vinton is located in El Paso County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>
    • Butterfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Butterfield is located in El Paso County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
    • Canutillo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Prado Verde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Prado Verde is located in El Paso County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prado Verde
    • El Paso
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • El Paso is located in El Paso County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <1>
    • Smelter Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Smelter Town is located in El Paso County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town

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

Cemeteries Near Newman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newman.

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 Newman - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rest Lawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Restlawn Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ft. Bliss National Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery East
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Canutillo Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Temple Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Berino Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Helm Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Chamberino Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberino Cemetery
      • The Chamberino Cemetery has also been known as:
      • San Luis Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • San Lorenzo Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Anthony
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Canutillo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Alfalfa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Alfalfa is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
  • Montoya
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Montoya is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoya
  • Courchesne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Courchesne is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courchesne
  • El Paso
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • El Paso is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <1>
  • Ysleta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ysleta is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysleta
  • Belen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Belen is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Strauss ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Strauss is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
  • Mesquite
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • San Elizario
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Clint
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Clint is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <1>
  • Lanark ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lanark is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark

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

Newspapers Published in Newman ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newman, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Newman:

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>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 Newman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Newman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.