Welcome to Hematite ...

So far, we found very little information about Hematite. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hematite to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hematite, please Contact Us.

Hematite would have been located within present day Colfax County<2>.

The location of Hematite has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hematite, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hematite is 9,830 feet [2,996 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Hematite is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Hematite was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Hematite once stood is in the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Hematite ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Hematite - they are located in Maryland, Missouri, Ontario, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hematite ...

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

• Questa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
  • Questa is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <5>
• Angel Fire
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Fire
  • Angel Fire is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angel Fire <5>
• Red River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Red River is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <5>
• Eagle Nest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <5>
• Taos Ski Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
  • Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <5>
• Idlewild
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
• Virginia City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
• Lakeview Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
  • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
• Arroyo Seco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
  • Arroyo Seco is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Seco <5>
• Kiowa Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
  • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County

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 Hematite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hematite.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hematite. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hematite.

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

Adding Hematite to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hematite in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hematite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hematite post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hematite.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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