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 Young Place (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 Young Place. 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.
Name Variations for Young Place ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Young Place: Young Pl. (or less commonly used: Young Plc.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Young Place. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Young Place.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Young Place is located in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe County: Bernalillo, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval & Torrance.
Below are the counties that are near Young Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Young Place:
- Santa Fe County (The home county of Young Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Young Place, with the one closest to Young Place listed first.
- Galisteo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lamy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado at Santa Fe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
- Glorieta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Canada de los Alamos
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada de los Alamos
- Los Cerrillos
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Los Cerrillos is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerrillos
- Los Cerrillos has also been known as:
- Cerrillos
- Madrid
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Seton Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seton Village is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Village
- San Pedro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- San Pedro is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Golden ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Golden is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Bonanza City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza City is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza City
- Guadalupe County
- Dahlia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dahlia is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
- San Miguel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Young Place, with the one closest to Young Place listed first.
- Rowe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ilfeld
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- San Miguel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- El Ancon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
- Ribera
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coruco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coruco is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coruco
- Pecos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Villanueva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- El Cerrito
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- El Cerrito is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
- Serafina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chapelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chapelle is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelle
- Tecolote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tecolote is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecolote
- Torrance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Young Place, with the one closest to Young Place listed first.
- Clines Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moriarty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Young Place, see our County-by-County Page for Young Place.
Cemeteries Near Young Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Young Place.
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 Young Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Young Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Young Place, with the one closest to Young Place listed first.
- Rencona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ojo de Vaca Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- San Miguelito Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tapia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapia Cemetery
- The Tapia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Los Cavos Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38475 <2>
- New Galisteo Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Galisteo Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catholic Cemetery of Galisteo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lamy Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sagrada Familia Parish Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagrada Familia Parish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sagrada Familia Parish Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Rowe.
- The Sagrada Familia Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
- Sagrada Familia Churchyard Cemetery
- St. Josephs Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2353488 <2>
- San Isidro De Labador Church Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- Canoncito Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pueblo Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hyer Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Young Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Young Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Young Place, with the one closest to Young Place listed first.
- Lamy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- San Miguel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Glorieta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pecos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Villanueva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ortiz ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ortiz is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
- Los Cerrillos
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Los Cerrillos is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerrillos
- Los Cerrillos has also been known as:
- Cerrillos
- Blanchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blanchard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- San Pedro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- San Pedro is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Waldo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Golden ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Golden is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Bernal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bernal is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Young Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Young Place.
Newspapers Published in Young Place ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Young Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Young Place, 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 Young Place.
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 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 Young Place:
- Websites specific to New Mexico
- Pages specific to Santa Fe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Guadalupe County
- San Miguel County
- Torrance County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Mexico
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 Young Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Young Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |