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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 Taos Ski Valley (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 Taos Ski Valley. 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 Taos Ski Valley ...

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 Taos Ski Valley: Taos Ski Vly. (or less commonly used: Taos Ski Vally. or Taos Ski Vlly.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Taos Ski Valley 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 Taos Ski Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taos Ski Valley:

  • Taos County     (The home county of Taos Ski Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taos Ski Valley, with the one closest to Taos Ski Valley listed first.
    • Red River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Arroyo Seco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Valdez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiowa Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
      • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
    • Taos Pueblo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
      • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
    • Lama
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama
      • Lama is located in Taos County
    • Questa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • San Cristobal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • El Prado
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arroyo Hondo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Taos
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cerro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Canon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
      • Canon is located in Taos County
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taos Ski Valley, with the one closest to Taos Ski Valley listed first.
    • Idlewild
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
      • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
    • Lakeview Pines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
      • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
    • Eagle Nest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
    • Angel Fire
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ute Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cimarron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Mora County
  • Costilla County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taos Ski Valley, with the one closest to Taos Ski Valley listed first.
    • Garcia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Jaroso
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Taos Ski Valley ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taos Ski Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taos Ski Valley, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taos Ski Valley.

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 Taos Ski Valley:

Cemeteries Near Taos Ski Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taos Ski Valley.

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 Taos Ski Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Red River Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Veterans Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rael Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rael Cemetery
  • Colonias Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonias Cemetery
  • LaLoma Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaLoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaLoma Cemetery
  • Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campo Santo del Pueblo Cemetery
  • Kit Carson Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kit Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kit Carson Cemetery
  • Sierra Vista Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sierra Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra Vista Cemetery
  • Los Cruces Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Los Cruces Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Cruces Cemetery
  • Chapel of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • El Cerro Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Cerro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Cerro Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Los Dolores Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Los Dolores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Dolores Cemetery
    • Canon Brethren Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canon Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canon Brethren Cemetery
    • Graham Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham 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 Taos Ski Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taos Ski Valley.

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

  • Arroyo Seco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
  • Questa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Arroyo Hondo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Taos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cerro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Costilla
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Servilleta
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Servilleta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilleta
    • Servilleta is located in Taos County
  • Cimarron
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Tres Piedras
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taos Ski Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taos Ski Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5908, Longitude: -105.4379       In this case, the coordinates for Taos Ski Valley 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 Taos Ski Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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