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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Vallecitos is located in Taos 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 Taos County: Conejos (CO), Costilla (CO), Colfax, Mora & Rio Arriba.

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:

  • Taos County     (The home county of Vallecitos)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vallecitos, with the one closest to Vallecitos listed first.
    • Talpa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Talpa is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
    • Vadito
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Picuris Pueblo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
    • Ranchos de Taos
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Penasco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio Lucio
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
    • Canon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Canon is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
    • Chamisal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Llano
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranchito
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Taos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pilar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vallecitos, with the one closest to Vallecitos listed first.
    • Angel Fire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Pines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
    • Idlewild
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Eagle Nest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Mora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vallecitos, with the one closest to Vallecitos listed first.
    • Chacon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Holman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Guadalupita
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pacheco Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
    • Mora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Abuelo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Abuelo is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
    • Ledoux
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ledoux is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
    • Los Huerros
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
    • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
    • La Cueva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • La Cueva is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
    • Rainsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vallecitos, with the one closest to Vallecitos listed first.
    • Apodaca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
    • Rinconada
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
    • Dixon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Truchas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Embudo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Velarde
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cordova
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimayo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • LaMadera
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • LaMadera is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMadera
    • La Villita
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
    • Los Luceros
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
    • Alcalde
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • San Miguel County
    • Cowles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cowles is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vallecitos, with the one closest to Vallecitos listed first.
    • Rio Chiquito
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
    • Cundiyo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • La Puebla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
    • Cuartelez
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
    • Arroyo Seco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
    • Santa Cruz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sombrillo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo

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

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 Vallecitos - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Picuris Pueblo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Picuris Pueblo Cemetery is located in Picuris Pueblo.
    • The Picuris Pueblo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Lorenzo de Picuris Parish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405843 <2>
  • Talpa Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Descariso Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rio Lucio Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ramon Sanchez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Griego Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Morada Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Virgilio Trujillo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Llano de la Yegua Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Santa Cruz Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Canon Brethren Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Los Dolores Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Vallecitos in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vallecitos.

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

  • Penasco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Taos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Barranca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Barranca is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barranca
  • Rinconada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
  • Arroyo Seco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Arroyo Hondo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Embudo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Velarde
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Guadalupita
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Mora
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ojo Caliente
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Lucero
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucero is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Alcalde
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Servilleta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Servilleta is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilleta
    • La Cueva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • La Cueva is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva

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.

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 40 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]<4>. 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 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 Vallecitos:

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>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Vallecitos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.