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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 Red River (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 Red River. 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 Red River ...

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 Red River: Red Riv.

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.

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

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

  • Taos County     (The home county of Red River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
    • Taos Ski Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
      • Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <2>
    • Questa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
      • Questa is located in Taos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <2>
    • Buena Vista
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cerro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lama
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama
      • Lama is located in Taos County
    • Kiowa Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
      • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
    • Arroyo Seco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • San Cristobal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Valdez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Amalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
      • Amalia is located in Taos County
    • Ventero
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventero
      • Ventero is located in Taos County
    • Taos Pueblo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
      • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
    • Arroyo Hondo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
    • Idlewild
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
      • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
    • Eagle Nest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
      • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <2>
    • Lakeview Pines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
      • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
    • Ute Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Angel Fire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cimarron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Costilla County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
    • Garcia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
      • Garcia is located in Costilla County (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garcia <2>
    • Jaroso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
      • Jaroso is located in Costilla County (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <2>
    • San Pablo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
      • San Pablo is located in Costilla County (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Red River ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red River.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Red River. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Red River and those printed in the larger area surrounding Red River.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Red River.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Red River:

Cemeteries Near Red River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red River.

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

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

  • Red River Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Veterans Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Latir Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latir Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38177 <4>
  • El Cerro Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Cerro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Cerro Cemetery
  • Chapel of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunshine Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Rael Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rael Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Colonias Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonias Cemetery
  • LaLoma Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaLoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaLoma Cemetery
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery
    • Kit Carson Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kit Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kit Carson Cemetery
    • Sierra Vista Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sierra Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra Vista Cemetery

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

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

  • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
  • Questa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
    • Questa is located in Taos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <2>
  • Cerro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Arroyo Seco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Arroyo Hondo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Costilla
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Taos
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

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

The official website for Red River: www.redriver.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Red River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7092, Longitude: -105.4082    
<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>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 Red River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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