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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 Pines (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 Pines. 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 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.

Pines is located in Sandoval 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 Sandoval County: Bernalillo, Cibola, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba & Santa Fe.

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

  • Sandoval County     (The home county of Pines)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pines, with the one closest to Pines listed first.
    • Cochiti Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cochiti Pueblo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jemez Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pena Blanca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pena Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Blanca
      • Pena Blanca is located in Sandoval County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pena Blanca <1>
    • Sile
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sile
      • Sile is located in Sandoval County
    • Ponderosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
    • Kewa Pueblo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Domingo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domingo
      • Domingo is located in Sandoval County
    • Jemez Pueblo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • San Felipe Pueblo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Felipe Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe Pueblo
      • San Felipe Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
    • San Ysidro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Los Alamos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pines, with the one closest to Pines listed first.
    • Los Alamos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • White Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Los Alamos County
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pines, with the one closest to Pines listed first.
    • Santa Clara Pueblo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
      • Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Espanola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • El Duende
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Duende
      • El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Hernandez
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chamita
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
      • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Ohkay Owingeh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • San Juan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
      • San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Canones
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Coyote
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Arroyo del Agua
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo del Agua
      • Arroyo del Agua is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Abiquiu
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Alcalde
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pines, with the one closest to Pines listed first.
    • Pajarito
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajarito
      • Pajarito is located in Santa Fe County
    • San Ildefonso Pueblo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Ildefonso Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ildefonso Pueblo
      • San Ildefonso Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
    • El Rancho
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Rancho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho
      • El Rancho is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jaconita
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaconita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaconita
      • Jaconita is located in Santa Fe County
    • La Cienega
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cienega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cienega
      • La Cienega is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jacona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
      • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
    • Agua Fria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cuyamungue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamungue
      • Cuyamungue is located in Santa Fe County
    • Pojoaque
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pojoaque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pojoaque
      • Pojoaque is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pojoaque <1>
    • Bonanza City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza City
      • Bonanza City is located in Santa Fe County
    • Santo Nino
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino
      • Santo Nino is located in Santa Fe County
    • Arroyo Seco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
      • Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County

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

Cemeteries Near Pines ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pines.

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 Pines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Guaje Pines Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jemez Springs Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ponderosa Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponderosa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponderosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38333 <4>
  • Sile Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sile Cemetery
    • The Sile Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Santa Barbara Cathholic Church de Sile Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38454 <4>
  • Pena Blanca Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • La Bajada Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Bajada Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Bajada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canon Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • San Ildefonso Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Mesa Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Mesa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Mesa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Ysidro Catholic Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosario Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosario Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosario Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Santa Clara Pueblo Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cementerio de Agua Fria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio de Agua Fria
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cementerio de Agua Fria is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the east of Santa Fe.
      • The Cementerio de Agua Fria has also been known as:
      • Agua Fria Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180292 <4>
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Jacona
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
    • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
  • Pojoaque
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pojoaque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pojoaque
    • Pojoaque is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pojoaque <1>
  • Espanola
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Cruz
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldo ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Waldo is located in Santa Fe County
  • Santa Fe
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Chamita
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
    • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Coyote
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Los Cerrillos
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerrillos
    • Los Cerrillos is located in Santa Fe County
    • Los Cerrillos has also been known as:
    • Cerrillos

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

Newspapers Published in Pines ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pines.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pines, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pines.

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 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 Pines:

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

The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/

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

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pines) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7803, Longitude: -106.4370       In this case, the coordinates for Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Pines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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