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Introduction ...

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

We've added Tyrone to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tyrone, 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 Tyrone (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 Tyrone. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Tyrone 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 Tyrone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tyrone:

  • Grant County     (The home county of Tyrone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyrone, with the one closest to Tyrone listed first.
    • Silver City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Little Walnut Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
      • Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
    • Arenas Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
      • Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
    • Hurley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
      • Hurley is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <2>
    • Central
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Grant County
    • Santa Clara
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Santa Clara is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Bayard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <2>
    • Fort Bayard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobre
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
      • Cobre is located in Grant County
    • Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
      • Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
    • Vanadium
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
      • Vanadium is located in Grant County
    • Hanover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Grant County
  • Luna County
    • Old Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Luna County
  • San Miguel County

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

Newspapers Published in Tyrone ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tyrone.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tyrone, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tyrone.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tyrone:

Cemeteries Near Tyrone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tyrone.

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

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

  • Memory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Cemetery
  • Hurley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurley Cemetery
  • Ft. Bayard / New Mexico Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ft. Bayard National Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vanadium Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cemetery #5
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery #5 have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery #5
  • Hanover Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cemetery #4
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery #4 have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery #4
  • Fierro Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fierro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fierro Cemetery
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georgetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgetown Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Gold Hill Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Hill Cemetery
    • Redrock Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Maldonado Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Tyrone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tyrone.

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

  • Silver City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Central
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Grant County
  • Fort Bayard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
    • Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
  • Alhambra ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Whitewater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
    • Whitewater is located in Grant County
  • Hanover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Grant County
  • Santa Rita ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
    • Santa Rita is located in Grant County
  • Mimbres
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Hill ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in Grant County
  • Gila
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

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 Tyrone, 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tyrone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tyrone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7098, Longitude: -108.3020       In this case, the coordinates for Tyrone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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