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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 Pojoaque (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 Pojoaque. 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 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.

Pojoaque is located in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe County: Bernalillo, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval & Torrance.

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

  • Santa Fe County     (The home county of Pojoaque)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pojoaque, with the one closest to Pojoaque listed first.
    • Cuyamungue
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Cuyamungue is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamungue
    • Jacona
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
    • Jaconita
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jaconita is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaconita
    • El Rancho
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • El Rancho is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho
    • El Valle de Arroyo Seco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Arroyo Seco
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
    • Pajarito
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pajarito is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajarito
    • San Ildefonso Pueblo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • San Ildefonso Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ildefonso Pueblo
    • Cuartelez
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
    • La Puebla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
    • Santa Cruz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sombrillo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
    • Chupadero
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chupadero is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chupadero
  • Los Alamos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pojoaque, with the one closest to Pojoaque listed first.
    • White Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • White Rock is located in Los Alamos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Los Alamos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pojoaque, with the one closest to Pojoaque listed first.
    • Espanola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimayo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohkay Owingeh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • San Juan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
    • Santa Clara Pueblo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
    • Cordova
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hernandez
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alcalde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Chamita
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
    • El Duende
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Duende
    • La Villita
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
    • Los Luceros
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
    • Estaca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
  • San Miguel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pojoaque, with the one closest to Pojoaque listed first.
    • Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
    • Cowles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cowles is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
    • Pecos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
  • Sandoval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pojoaque, with the one closest to Pojoaque listed first.
    • Cochiti Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cochiti Pueblo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pena Blanca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sile
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sile is located in Sandoval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sile
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pojoaque, with the one closest to Pojoaque listed first.
    • Trampas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vallecito
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chamisal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Llano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Penasco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rio Lucio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
    • Picuris Pueblo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
    • Ojo Caliente
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Vadito
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pilar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Pojoaque ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pojoaque.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pojoaque, with the one closest to Pojoaque 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pojoaque had a population of 33 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Jacona
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
  • Santa Cruz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Espanola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chamita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
  • Alcalde
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Santa Fe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Velarde
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Embudo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Rinconada
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
  • Glorieta
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Penasco
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barranca
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Barranca is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barranca
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Pojoaque ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pojoaque.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pojoaque, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pojoaque.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Pojoaque:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pojoaque) 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 Pojoaque, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.