Welcome to Kirtland ...

Kirtland is located in northwest New Mexico.

Kirtland is located in San Juan County<1>.

The location of Kirtland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirtland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kirtland has a population of 601 people<3> (see below for details).

Kirtland is 5,180 feet [1,579 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Kirtland is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Kirtland and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The area code for Kirtland: (505)

Communities Also Named Kirtland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kirtland - they are located in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Kirtland ...

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

• Farmington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Napi HQ
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napi HQ. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napi HQ
  • Napi HQ is located in San Juan County
• Flora Vista
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Vista
  • Flora Vista is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora Vista <5>
• La Plata
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
• Shiprock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiprock
  • Shiprock is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiprock <5>
• Aztec
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
  • Aztec is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <5>
• Bloomfield
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <5>
• Huerfano
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huerfano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerfano
  • Huerfano is located in San Juan County
• Marvel
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
  • Marvel is located in La Plata County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvel <5>
• Blanco
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
  • Blanco is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanco <5>

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kirtland. 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 Kirtland.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirtland ...

Looking for more information about Kirtland? 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 Kirtland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kirtland.

Adding Kirtland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirtland 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 Kirtland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Kirtland post office opened in 1903.

We also found Kirtland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirtland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.nm.us/

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