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 Peveler 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 Peveler 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 Peveler 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Peveler Place: Peveler Pl. (or less commonly used: Peveler 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Peveler Place is located in Lea County.

To see how the shape of New Mexico's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lea County: Chaves, Eddy, Roosevelt, Andrews (TX), Cochran (TX), Gaines (TX), Loving (TX), Winkler (TX) & Yoakum (TX).

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

• Lea County     (The home county of Peveler Place)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Peveler Place, with the one closest to Peveler Place listed first.
  • McDonald
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
    • McDonald is located in Lea County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonald <1>
  • Hillburn City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn City
    • Hillburn City is located in Lea County
  • Tatum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
    • Tatum is located in Lea County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <1>
  • Lovington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
    • Lovington is located in Lea County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <1>
  • Gladiola ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladiola
    • Gladiola is located in Lea County
  • Bronco
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Bronco is located in Lea County
  • Crossroads
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Lea County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossroads <1>
  • Humble City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
    • Humble City is located in Lea County
  • Maljamar
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maljamar
    • Maljamar is located in Lea County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maljamar <1>
  • Air Base City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Base City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
    • Air Base City is located in Lea County
• Yoakum County (TX)
  • Bronco
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Bronco is located in Yoakum County (TX)

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

Newspapers Published in Peveler 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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peveler Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peveler Place, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peveler Place.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Peveler Place:

• Websites specific to New Mexico
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the State Records Center and Archives

• Pages specific to Lea County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Yoakum County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for New Mexico
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Mexico
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of New Mexico
  • Cemeteries of Lea County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Mexico
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of New Mexico
  • Cemeteries of Lea County

Cemeteries Near Peveler Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peveler 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Old Plainview Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Plainview Cemetery
• Cox Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
• Tatum Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tatum Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Tatum.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tatum Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1083266 <4>
• King Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
• Lovington Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovington Cemetery
• Rest Haven Gardens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Gardens
• Murphys Chapel Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphys Chapel Cemetery
• Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
• Old New Hope Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old New Hope Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38296 <4>
• Field Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237544 <4>
• Knowles Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowles Cemetery
• Jenkins Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332210 <4>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peveler Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/