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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 Vallecitos (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 Vallecitos. 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 hospitals 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.

Vallecitos is located in Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County: Archuleta (CO), Conejos (CO), Los Alamos, Mora, San Juan, Sandoval, Santa Fe & Taos.

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

  • Rio Arriba County     (The home county of Vallecitos)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vallecitos, with the one closest to Vallecitos listed first.
    • Petaca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • LaMadera
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMadera
      • LaMadera is located in Rio Arriba County
    • El Rito
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Canjilon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cebolla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Embudo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Medanales
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Abiquiu
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Velarde
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Apodaca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
      • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Estaca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
      • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vallecitos, with the one closest to Vallecitos listed first.
    • Servilleta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Tres Piedras
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ojo Caliente
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Carson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Arroyo Hondo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • San Cristobal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Kiowa Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Lama
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama
      • Lama is located in Taos County
    • Ranchito
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ranchos de Taos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Rio Lucio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Lucio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
      • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County

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

Newspapers Published in Vallecitos ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vallecitos.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vallecitos, 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 Vallecitos.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Vallecitos:

Cemeteries Near Vallecitos ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vallecitos.

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

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

  • La Cueva Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Cueva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Cueva Cemetery
  • Tusas Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tusas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tusas Cemetery
  • Ojo Caliente Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Canjilon Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canjilon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canjilon Cemetery
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
  • Father Kauper Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • El Santuario Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Santuario Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Santuario Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38043 <4>
  • Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Dixon.
    • The Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dixon Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Embudo Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embudo Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424075 <4>
  • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rael Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Velarde Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • La Villita Catholic Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Penas Negras Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penas Negras Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penas Negras Cemetery
    • San Miguel Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vallecitos had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Servilleta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • El Rito
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ojo Caliente
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Tres Piedras
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • No Agua
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for No Agua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Agua
    • No Agua is located in Taos County
  • Embudo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barranca
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barranca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barranca
    • Barranca is located in Taos County
  • Abiquiu
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rinconada
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rinconada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
    • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Velarde
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Arroyo Hondo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tierra Amarilla ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Amarilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Amarilla
      • Tierra Amarilla is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Alcalde
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Chamita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
      • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vallecitos. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vallecitos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vallecitos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4947, Longitude: -106.1157    
<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 Vallecitos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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