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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 Pot Creek (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 Pot Creek. 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 Pot Creek ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pot Creek: Pot Crk. (or less commonly used: Pot Ck. or Pot Cr.)

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 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.

Pot Creek is located in Taos 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 Taos County: Conejos (CO), Costilla (CO), Colfax, Mora & Rio Arriba.

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

  • Taos County     (The home county of Pot Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pot Creek, with the one closest to Pot Creek listed first.
    • Talpa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Talpa is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
    • Ranchos de Taos
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Vadito
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Canon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Canon is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
    • Shady Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • Ranchito
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Taos
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Penasco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Picuris Pueblo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
    • El Prado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Tres Ritos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
    • Rio Lucio
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
    • Chamisal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pot Creek, with the one closest to Pot Creek listed first.
    • Angel Fire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Pines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
    • Idlewild
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Eagle Nest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Mora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pot Creek, with the one closest to Pot Creek listed first.
    • Chacon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Holman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Guadalupita
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pacheco Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
    • Mora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Abuelo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Abuelo is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
    • Los Huerros
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
    • Ledoux
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ledoux is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
    • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
    • Rainsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • La Cueva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • La Cueva is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
    • Ojo Feliz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pot Creek, with the one closest to Pot Creek listed first.
    • Apodaca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
    • Rinconada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
    • Dixon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Truchas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Embudo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Velarde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cordova
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimayo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • LaMadera
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • LaMadera is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMadera
    • Los Luceros
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
    • Alcalde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Estaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
    • La Villita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pot Creek, with the one closest to Pot Creek listed first.
    • Rio Chiquito
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
    • Cundiyo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • La Puebla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla

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

Cemeteries Near Pot Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pot Creek.

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 Pot Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Talpa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Descariso Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Canon Brethren Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Los Dolores Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Penas Negras Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Los Cruces Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pacheco Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Picuris Pueblo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Picuris Pueblo Cemetery is located in Picuris Pueblo.
    • The Picuris Pueblo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Lorenzo de Picuris Parish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405843 <2>
  • Rio Lucio Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Ramon Sanchez Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Griego Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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 Pot Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pot Creek.

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

  • Taos
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Penasco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Arroyo Seco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Barranca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Barranca is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barranca
  • Rinconada
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
  • Arroyo Hondo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Guadalupita
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Embudo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Velarde
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Mora
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucero
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucero is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero
  • Ojo Caliente
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
    • Servilleta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Servilleta is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilleta
    • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown

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

Newspapers Published in Pot Creek ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pot Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pot Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pot Creek.

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 Pot Creek:

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