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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 Upper Rociada (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 Upper Rociada. 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 and hospitals 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.

Upper Rociada is located in San Miguel 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 San Miguel County: Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, Santa Fe & Torrance.

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

  • San Miguel County     (The home county of Upper Rociada)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Rociada, with the one closest to Upper Rociada listed first.
    • Rociada
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pendaries Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendaries Village
    • Sapello
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cowles is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
    • Trout Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
    • Hot Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Montezuma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
    • Los Alamos
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
    • Las Vegas Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas Town
    • Las Vegas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kroenigs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
    • Pecos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <1>
  • Mora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Rociada, with the one closest to Upper Rociada listed first.
    • Ledoux
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ledoux is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
    • South Carmen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • South Carmen is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
    • Pacheco Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
    • Abuelo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Abuelo is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
    • Mora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleveland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • La Cueva
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • La Cueva is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
    • Holman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Golondrinas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
    • Rainsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Loma Parda ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
    • Chacon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Guadalupita
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Rociada, with the one closest to Upper Rociada listed first.
    • Truchas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordova
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimayo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Rociada, with the one closest to Upper Rociada listed first.
    • Glorieta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio en Medio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Rio en Medio is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio en Medio
    • Chupadero
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Chupadero is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chupadero
    • Cundiyo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rio Chiquito
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
    • Tesuque
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Canada de los Alamos
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada de los Alamos
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Rociada, with the one closest to Upper Rociada listed first.
    • Angostura
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Angostura is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
    • Tres Ritos
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
    • Llano
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Penasco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Trampas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vadito
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chamisal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Picuris Pueblo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
    • Rio Lucio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
    • Vallecito
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Upper Rociada ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Rociada.

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 Upper Rociada - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • San Antonio Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Santo Nino Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Nino Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Quintana Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • San Ignacio Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • San Isidro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Soledad Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Gertrudes Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Mora Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Vrain Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vrain Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vrain Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Mora.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38392 <2>
    • Santa Gertrudes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Upper Rociada in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upper Rociada.

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

  • Rociada
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • San Ignacio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
  • Mora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sapello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • La Cueva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • La Cueva is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • Hot Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Lucero
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucero is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero
  • Los Alamos
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Loma Parda ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Las Vegas
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Las Vegas ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Las Vegas
  • Onava
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Onava is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onava
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Guadalupita
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pecos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <1>
    • Kroenigs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs

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

Newspapers Published in Upper Rociada ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Rociada.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Rociada, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Rociada.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Upper Rociada:

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 '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- Upper Rociada) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Sapello and South Carmen. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<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 Upper Rociada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.