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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 Sulphur Springs (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 Sulphur Springs. 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 Sulphur Springs ...

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 Sulphur Springs: Sulphur Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sulphur Spngs. or Sulphur Sprngs.)

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 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.

Sulphur Springs is located in Sandoval 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 Sandoval County: Bernalillo, Cibola, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba & Santa Fe.

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

  • Sandoval County     (The home county of Sulphur Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • Seven Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
    • Jemez Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponderosa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Copper City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
      • Copper City is located in Sandoval County
    • Cuba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Sandoval County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
    • Jemez Pueblo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • La Jara
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Cochiti Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • San Ysidro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Zia Pueblo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zia Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zia Pueblo
      • Zia Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
    • Cochiti Pueblo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Regina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pena Blanca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pena Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Blanca
      • Pena Blanca is located in Sandoval County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pena Blanca <1>
  • Los Alamos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • Los Alamos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • White Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Los Alamos County
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • Arroyo del Agua
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo del Agua
      • Arroyo del Agua is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Coyote
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Canones
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Clara Pueblo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
      • Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Gallina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Abiquiu
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hernandez
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • El Duende
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Duende
      • El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Chamita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
      • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Espanola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Medanales
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • Pajarito
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajarito
      • Pajarito is located in Santa Fe County
    • San Ildefonso Pueblo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Ildefonso Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ildefonso Pueblo
      • San Ildefonso Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
    • El Rancho
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Rancho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho
      • El Rancho is located in Santa Fe County

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

Newspapers Published in Sulphur Springs ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulphur Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sulphur Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sulphur Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sulphur Springs:

Cemeteries Near Sulphur Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sulphur Springs.

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

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

  • Jemez Springs Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ponderosa Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponderosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponderosa Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38333 <4>
  • Guaje Pines Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Canon Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cuba Presbyterian Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Youngsville Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youngsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youngsville Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • San Miguel Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Miguel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Miguel Cemetery
  • Santo Nino Mission Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • San Ysidro Catholic Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Regina Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sile Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sile Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Santa Barbara Cathholic Church de Sile Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sile Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38454 <4>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pena Blanca Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • San Ildefonso Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Black Mesa Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Mesa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Mesa 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 Sulphur Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sulphur Springs.

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sulphur Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/

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

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 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sulphur Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sulphur Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9075, Longitude: -106.6159       In this case, the coordinates for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sulphur Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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