THE SWEET BLUE DISTANCE
Characters - Alphabetical
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| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | DESCRIPTION |
| Inez | Aguilar | A cleaner. |
| Constance | Ashby | The captain's wife. |
| Mr. | Ashby | The captain of Annabelle. |
| Elizabeth Carrie | Ballentyne | Protagonist. |
| Nathan | Ballentyne | Carrie's brother. |
| Simon | Ballentyne | Carrie's father. |
| Blue | Ballentyne | Carrie's sister. |
| Kate | Ballentyne | Carrie's sister. |
| Rainey | Bang | One of the trackers. |
| Lionel | Bell | A well-known man in Paradise. |
| Enzo | Benenati | A physician. |
| Jose Luis | Bilbao | One of the unmarried men in Santa Fe. |
| Thomas | Bixby | An attorney. |
| Elizabeth | Blackwell | Samuel's cousin. |
| Hannah | Bonner | Carrie's aunt. Aka: Aunt Hannah |
| Gabriel | Bonner | One of Carrie's uncles. |
| Daniel | Bonner | One of Carrie's uncles. |
| Ben | Bonner | One of Carrie's uncles. |
| Nathaniel | Bonner | Carrie's grandfather. |
| Luke Scott | Bonner | Carrie's uncle. Lily's half-brother. |
| Elizabeth Middleton | Bonner | Carrie's grandmother. |
| Curiosity | Bonner | A phyiscian. Nathan and Elizabeth's child. |
| Lily | Bonner-Ballentyne | Carrie's mother. Aka: Aunt Quinlan. |
| Janos | Botka | The bank president. |
| Magda | Botka | Janos's wife. |
| Bent | Bow | A chief kiowa. |
| Carl | Brooks | A lawyer. |
| Captain | Brooks | The 3rd infantry captain. |
| Bluey | Brown | One of Orwell's employees. |
| Big | Bull | One of Orwell's employees. |
| Rick | Carson | A hardware store owner. |
| Tess | Carson | Rick's wife. |
| Suzanne | Carson | The Carson's daughter. |
| Julia | Carson | The Carson's daughter. |
| Ernesto | Chavez | A musician. |
| Carmen | Chavez | One of the Chavezes. |
| Michael | Colby | Markham's brother-in-law. A hospital director. |
| Aurelia | Colby | Michael's wife. |
| Mrs. | Conway | Henrietta's mother. |
| Henrietta | Conway | Peck's fiancee. |
| Henrietta | Conway | Peck's fiancee. |
| Leon | Cuevas | The man with a crushed leg. |
| Anita | Cuevas | Leon's wife. |
| Luisa | Cuevas | Leon's mother. |
| Bill | Davis | Acting Governor. Aka: William. |
| Mr. | Davis | A legal representative of a mining company. |
| Dr. | Day | One of the doctors. |
| Quincho | Diaz | One of the cantina customers. |
| John | Edmunds | Samuel Markham's assistant. |
| Grand | Elizabeth | Carrie's great-grandmother. |
| Kanti | Ewell-Chatham | Carrie's co-passenger. |
| Indira | Ewell-Markham | Samuel's wife. |
| Mrs. | Finch | One of Carrie's patients. |
| Thomas | Finch | Mrs. Finch's husband. |
| Gregory | Fisher | Carrie's brother-in-law. |
| Amy | Fisher | Gregory's wife. |
| Martha | Fisher | Carrie's sister. |
| Emilio | Garcia-Lopez | Apothecary owner. |
| Abram | Goldblum | An importer-exporter. Chava's husband. |
| David | Goldblum | A cornbroker. Miriam's husband. |
| Marie-Louise | Goldblum | Miriam's daughter. |
| Reizl | Goldblum | One of the Goldblum's wives. |
| Levi | Goldblum | Reizl's husband. |
| Miriam | Goldham | Mrs. Markham's friend. |
| Dr. | Gordon | Carrie's co-passenger. |
| Adelina | Gray-Wolf | Markham's patient. |
| Inigo | Guevara | Eli's relative. |
| Violante | Guevara | Inigo's wife. |
| Primo | Guzman | The owner of Fonda. |
| Georgia | Hamblin | Mrs. Zabala's old friend. |
| Titus | Hardy | A scout, tracker. |
| Heinrich | Hartmann | A dentist. |
| Mr. | Hennessey | The inventor of shoulder and headrest. |
| Mike | Henry | One of the unmarried men in Santa Fe. |
| Albert | Henry | An assistant land manager. |
| Eli | Ibarra | The injured passenger. The man who falls in love with Carrie. |
| Jules | Ibarra | Eli's brother. |
| Mo | Ibarra | Eli's brother. |
| Diego | Ibarra | Eli's father. |
| Altagracia | Ibarra | Eli's mother. |
| Ida | Johnson | Seamstress of Mrs. Zabala's mother. |
| Esteban | Jr. | Esteban's grandson. |
| Leona | Justo | Owner of Casino Taquito. |
| Little | Kettle | An elder of the Turtle Clan. |
| Martha | Kirby-Bonner | Carrie's aunt. |
| Elam | Leake | The Lieutenant Colonel that Carrie met. |
| Becca | Leblanc | The innkeeper. |
| Mr. | Lee | Harrison's valet. |
| Andy | Leroux | Deputy surveyor. Aka: Andrew. |
| Helen | Leroux | Andy's wife. |
| Mr. | Lime | A medical shop owner. |
| Carlotta | Lopez | One of the students. |
| Magdalena | Luna | The Carson's housekeeper. |
| Alma | Macias | Primo's wife. |
| Henry | Maddox-Frod | A circuit judge. |
| Ellen | Magleby | One of the mormons. |
| Jesus | Maria | The sheriff. Aka: Chucho. |
| Samuel | Markham | A physician and surgeon. |
| Matthew | Markham-Colby | Samuel's grandnephew. Michael's grandson. |
| Padre | Martinez | The priest. |
| Sheriff | McNamara | The sheriff. |
| Mr. | Metzler | One of Carrie's neighbors. |
| Yatzil | Morales-Zapato | A prostitute. |
| Mrs. | Morrissey | The Mayor's wife. |
| Mr. | Morrissey | A printer shop owner. |
| Cornell | Mueller | The man that Carrie likes. |
| Porfirio | Munoz | A publisher and editor of Santa Fe Weekly Gazette. |
| Candace | Newton | Carrie's co-passenger. |
| Harmon | Oakley | Nathan's new friend. |
| Pio | Ocampo | A breeder. |
| Marieta | Ocampo | Pio Ocampo's daughter. |
| Carmen | Ocampo | Pio Ocampo's wife. |
| Mrs. | O'Malley | Carrie's former nursing matron. |
| Alois | Peck | A wealthy ironmonger. |
| Alois | Peck | A wealthy ironmonger. |
| Memin | Perez | A shepherd who worked for the Zavalas. |
| Orwell | Petit | A transporter. |
| Joshua | Petit | Mr. Petit's brother. Aka: Pate. |
| Hugu | Preston | A merchant. |
| Colonel | Price | Army of the West commander. |
| Jack | Purdy | The quartermaster at 3rd infantry. |
| Harrison | Quinlan | Lily's 2nd husband. Carrie's stepfather. |
| Margaret | Quinlan-Cooper | Carrie's step-sister. |
| Rob | Ramsey | One of the unmarried men in Santa Fe. |
| Herlinde | Ratz | Dr. Markham's friend. Gilbert hotel housekeeper. |
| Michael | Reynolds | One of Carrie's patients. |
| Esteban | Romero | U.S Horse breeder. |
| Teresa | Romero | Esteban's wife. |
| Maddalen | Romero | Eli Ibarra's sister. |
| Tom | Samson | A cibolero. |
| Miguel | Santos | A hunter, tracker. |
| Jake | Saracen | One of the unmarried men in Santa Fe. |
| Amelie | Savard | A midwife. Carrie's cousin |
| Anna | Savard | An orphaned. Lily's niece. |
| Francesca | Seguara-Maldinado | A wealthy landowner. |
| Michael | Spears | The pilot. |
| Sol | Taylor | is a first-class wrangler. |
| Chema | Tejada | One of the barbers. |
| Pete | Terney | A barkeep. |
| Eli | Thayer | A businessman and fervent abolitionist. |
| Mimi | Torres | A widow. |
| Lionel | Tuck | One of Petit's employees. |
| Rachel | Wells | Luke's second wife. |
| Amiel | Whipple | A U.S Lieutenant. |
| Mrs. | Worth | Carrie's neighbor. |
| John | Young | Blue's fiance. |
| Evangeline | Zabala | Eli's friend. Aka: Eva. |
| Roberto | Zabala | Eva's son. Aka: Beto. |
| Carlos | Zabala | Mrs. Zabala's late husband. |
| Lulu | Samuel's daughter. | |
| Runsfrom-Bears | Carrie's great-uncle. | |
| Pearl | Carrie's horse. | |
| Milly | Mrs. Ashby's maid. | |
| Meaney | Carrie's cat. | |
| Harry | Mrs. Hamblin's grandson. | |
| Jenny | Mrs. Hamblin's daughter. | |
| Josefa | The Markham's housekeeper. | |
| Missy | The cook. | |
| Mabel | Michael's aunt. | |
| Annie | One of Carrie's aunts. Gabriel's wife. | |
| Liebling | The cook. | |
| Helmet | One of Orwell's employee. | |
| Jaime | Esteban's grandson. | |
| Carlos | Esteban's grandson. | |
| Mimosa | The horse that Carrie wants. | |
| Nando | One of Esteban's horses. | |
| Chico | Mimosa's dog. | |
| Solomon | Luke's horse. | |
| Luna | Eli's horse. | |
| Oak | Carrie's great-grandfather. | |
| Jean | Carrie's sister. | |
| Ben | Carrie's uncle. | |
| Jennet | Carrie's cousin. | |
| Birdie | One of Carrie's aunts. | |
| Adam | Carrie's cousin. | |
| Olivier | A french priest Lamy. | |
| Rosita | Owner of Cantina La Faena. | |
| Llabres | The undertaker. | |
| Meriweather | Former Governor. | |
| Agatha | A nun. | |
| Manuela | One of Markham's maids. | |
| Rivka | One of the Goldblum's wives. | |
| Miriam | One of the Goldblum's wives. | |
| Chava | One of the Goldblum's wives. | |
| Danya | One of the Goldblum's wives. | |
| Whiting | The postmaker. | |
| Kearny | The General. | |
| Estrada | One of Chucho's deputies. | |
| Maduhenia | A midwife. | |
| Pedro | A rancher. | |
| Pelham | Surveyor General. | |
| McCall | A Major 3rd infantry. |
