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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 Winsor Creek Summer Home (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 Winsor Creek Summer Home. 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.

Winsor Creek Summer Home 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 Winsor Creek Summer Home. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winsor Creek Summer Home:

  • San Miguel County     (The home county of Winsor Creek Summer Home)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winsor Creek Summer Home, with the one closest to Winsor Creek Summer Home listed first.
    • Cowles
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Cowles is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
    • Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
    • Pendaries Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendaries Village
    • Rociada
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pecos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Trout Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
    • Rowe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sapello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hot Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Montezuma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ilfeld
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Las Vegas Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas Town
    • Las Vegas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Los Alamos County
    • White Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • White Rock is located in Los Alamos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Mora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winsor Creek Summer Home, with the one closest to Winsor Creek Summer Home listed first.
    • Ledoux
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ledoux is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
    • South Carmen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • South Carmen is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
    • Abuelo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Abuelo is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
    • Pacheco Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
    • Cleveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • La Cueva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • La Cueva is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
    • Golondrinas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
    • Chacon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rainsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rio Arriba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winsor Creek Summer Home, with the one closest to Winsor Creek Summer Home listed first.
    • Cordova
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Truchas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimayo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Espanola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ohkay Owingeh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • San Juan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
    • Apodaca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca
    • Alcalde
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • La Villita
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
    • Chamita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
    • Dixon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Estaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
    • Los Luceros
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
  • Santa Fe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winsor Creek Summer Home, with the one closest to Winsor Creek Summer Home listed first.
    • Chupadero
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Chupadero is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chupadero
    • Rio en Medio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Rio en Medio is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio en Medio
    • Tesuque
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cundiyo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glorieta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rio Chiquito
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
    • Canada de los Alamos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada de los Alamos
    • Santa Fe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuyamungue
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cuyamungue is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamungue
    • Seton Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Seton Village is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Village
    • Pojoaque
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • La Puebla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puebla
    • Jacona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
  • Taos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winsor Creek Summer Home, with the one closest to Winsor Creek Summer Home listed first.
    • Llano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Trampas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Angostura
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Angostura is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
    • Tres Ritos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
    • Chamisal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Penasco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Vallecito
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Picuris Pueblo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
    • Rio Lucio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
    • Vadito
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Winsor Creek Summer Home ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winsor Creek Summer Home.

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 Winsor Creek Summer Home - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winsor Creek Summer Home covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winsor Creek Summer Home, with the one closest to Winsor Creek Summer Home listed first.

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.<4>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Winsor Creek Summer Home, with the one closest to Winsor Creek Summer Home listed first.

  • Rociada
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Glorieta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pecos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Santa Fe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • San Ignacio
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
  • Pojoaque
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Mora
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacona
  • Rowe
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Sapello
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Penasco
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Hot Springs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Santa Cruz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • La Cueva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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 Winsor Creek Summer Home. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winsor Creek Summer Home.

Newspapers Published in Winsor Creek Summer Home ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winsor Creek Summer Home.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winsor Creek Summer Home, 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 Winsor Creek Summer Home.

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 Winsor Creek Summer Home:

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' (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- Winsor Creek Summer Home) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Winsor Creek Summer Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.