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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 Pendaries Village (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 Pendaries Village. 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 Pendaries Village ...

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 Pendaries Village: Pendaries Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 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.

Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel 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 San Miguel County: Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, Santa Fe & Torrance.

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

  • San Miguel County     (The home county of Pendaries Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendaries Village, with the one closest to Pendaries Village listed first.
    • Rociada
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sapello
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Trout Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
    • Hot Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Montezuma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowles
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cowles is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
    • Los Alamos
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
    • Las Vegas Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas Town
    • Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
    • Las Vegas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kroenigs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
    • Romero
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Romero is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero
    • Pecos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <1>
  • Mora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendaries Village, with the one closest to Pendaries Village listed first.
    • South Carmen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Carmen is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
    • Ledoux
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Ledoux is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
    • Abuelo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Abuelo is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
    • Pacheco Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
    • Cleveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • La Cueva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • La Cueva is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
    • Golondrinas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
    • Holman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rainsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Loma Parda ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
    • Chacon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ojo Feliz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendaries Village, with the one closest to Pendaries Village listed first.
    • Truchas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordova
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendaries Village, with the one closest to Pendaries Village listed first.
    • Glorieta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chupadero
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Chupadero is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chupadero
    • Rio en Medio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rio en Medio is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio en Medio
    • Canada de los Alamos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada de los Alamos
    • Cundiyo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Tesuque
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rio Chiquito
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendaries Village, with the one closest to Pendaries Village listed first.
    • Angostura
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Angostura is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
    • Tres Ritos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
    • Llano
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Penasco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Trampas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chamisal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vadito
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Pendaries Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pendaries Village.

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 Pendaries Village - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pendaries Village, with the one closest to Pendaries Village 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 Pendaries Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pendaries Village.

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

  • Rociada
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • San Ignacio
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
  • Sapello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hot Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • La Cueva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • La Cueva is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • Mora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Los Alamos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Lucero
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucero is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero
  • Las Vegas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • East Las Vegas ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • East Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Las Vegas
  • Loma Parda ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Onava
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Onava is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onava
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Romero
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Romero is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero
    • Kroenigs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
    • Pecos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Pendaries Village ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pendaries Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pendaries Village, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pendaries Village.

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 Pendaries Village:

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