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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 San Ildefonso Pueblo (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 San Ildefonso Pueblo. 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 and doctors 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.

San Ildefonso Pueblo 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 San Ildefonso Pueblo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to San Ildefonso Pueblo:

  • Santa Fe County     (The home county of San Ildefonso Pueblo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Ildefonso Pueblo, with the one closest to San Ildefonso Pueblo listed first.
    • Pajarito
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pajarito is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajarito
    • El Rancho
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • El Rancho is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho
    • Jaconita
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jaconita is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaconita
    • Jacona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
    • Pojoaque
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cuyamungue
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cuyamungue is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamungue
    • El Valle de Arroyo Seco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Santo Nino
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Santo Nino is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino
    • Arroyo Seco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
    • Santa Cruz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sombrillo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
    • Cuartelez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
    • La Puebla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
  • Los Alamos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Ildefonso Pueblo, with the one closest to San Ildefonso Pueblo listed first.
    • White Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • White Rock is located in Los Alamos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Los Alamos
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Ildefonso Pueblo, with the one closest to San Ildefonso Pueblo listed first.
    • Espanola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Santa Clara Pueblo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
    • Hernandez
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ohkay Owingeh
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Chamita
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
    • El Duende
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Duende
    • Chimayo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alcalde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Estaca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
    • La Villita
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
    • Los Luceros
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
    • Cordova
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • San Miguel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Ildefonso Pueblo, with the one closest to San Ildefonso Pueblo listed first.
    • Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
    • Cowles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cowles is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
  • Sandoval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Ildefonso Pueblo, with the one closest to San Ildefonso Pueblo listed first.
    • Cochiti Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cochiti Pueblo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pena Blanca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sile
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sile is located in Sandoval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sile
    • Domingo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Domingo is located in Sandoval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domingo
    • Kewa Pueblo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Ildefonso Pueblo, with the one closest to San Ildefonso Pueblo listed first.
    • Trampas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vallecito
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ojo Caliente
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Chamisal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Llano
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Penasco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rio Lucio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio

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

Cemeteries Near San Ildefonso Pueblo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Ildefonso Pueblo.

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 San Ildefonso Pueblo - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from San Ildefonso Pueblo, with the one closest to San Ildefonso Pueblo 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>

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

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

  • Jacona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
  • Pojoaque
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Santa Cruz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Espanola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chamita
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
  • Alcalde
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Santa Fe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Velarde
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Embudo
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Abiquiu
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rinconada
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
  • Glorieta
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ojo Caliente
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Barranca
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barranca is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barranca

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

Newspapers Published in San Ildefonso Pueblo ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Ildefonso Pueblo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Ildefonso Pueblo, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Ildefonso Pueblo.

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 San Ildefonso Pueblo:

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