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Welcome to Casa Blanca ...

Casa Blanca is located in northwest New Mexico.

Casa Blanca is located in Cibola County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Casa Blanca, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

Casa Blanca is 5,900 feet [1,798 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Casa Blanca is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Casa Blanca lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Casa Blanca: (505)

Communities Also Named Casa Blanca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Casa Blanca - they are located in Arizona (2), California (2), Florida and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Casa Blanca.

Communities near Casa Blanca ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Casa Blanca.

  • Encinal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinal
    • Encinal is located in Cibola County
  • Laguna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • North Acomita Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Acomita Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Acomita Village
    • North Acomita Village is located in Cibola County
  • West Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • West Village is located in Cibola County
  • San Fidel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Acomita Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acomita Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acomita Lake
    • Acomita Lake is located in Cibola County
  • Paguate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paguate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paguate
    • Paguate is located in Cibola County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paguate <3>
  • Mesita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Seboyeta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Acoma Pueblo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Casa Blanca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Casa Blanca.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Casa Blanca. See our Newspapers Page for Casa Blanca.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Casa Blanca ...

Looking for more information about Casa Blanca? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Casa Blanca, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Casa Blanca.

Adding Casa Blanca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Casa Blanca in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Casa Blanca was on a map titled Map of Arizona and New Mexico (from Rand McNally, 1925).

We also found Casa Blanca on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Casa Blanca.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Casa Blanca. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Cibola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Casa Blanca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.









 

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