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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Steeplerock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Steeplerock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Steeplerock, please Contact Us.

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 Steeplerock (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 Steeplerock. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Steeplerock is historic, it would have been located within present day Grant 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 Grant County: Greenlee (AZ), Catron, Hidalgo, Luna & Sierra.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Steeplerock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steeplerock, with the one closest to Steeplerock listed first.
    • Redrock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mule Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Buckhorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Gila
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Catron County
    • Pleasanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
      • Pleasanton is located in Catron County
  • Hidalgo County
    • Virden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
      • Virden is located in Hidalgo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Graham County (AZ)
    • Whitlock Cienega ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitlock Cienega have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cienega
      • Whitlock Cienega is located in Graham County (AZ)
  • Greenlee County (AZ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steeplerock, with the one closest to Steeplerock listed first.
    • Duncan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <2>
    • Sheldon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Guthrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Guthrie is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Clifton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
    • Morenci
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Metcalf ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metcalf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
      • Metcalf is located in Greenlee County (AZ)

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

Newspapers Published in Steeplerock ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steeplerock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steeplerock, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steeplerock.

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 helpful 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 Steeplerock:

Cemeteries Near Steeplerock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steeplerock.

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

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

  • Virden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Virden Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sheldon Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Old Duncan Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Duncan Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Redrock Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redrock Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
  • Stout Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stout Cemetery
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Metcalf Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Metcalf Indian Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunkers Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Maldonado Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maldonado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maldonado 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.

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

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

  • Sheldon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Duncan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <2>
  • York
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Guthrie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
    • Guthrie is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Gila
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Clifton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
  • Morenci
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Alhambra ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alhambra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
    • Alhambra is located in Grant County

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Steeplerock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Steeplerock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Steeplerock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8531, Longitude: -108.9659       In this case, the coordinates for Steeplerock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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