Welcome to Pajarito ...

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

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

Pajarito would have been located within present day Bernalillo County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pajarito, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pajarito is 4,910 feet [1,497 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Pajarito is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

The location where Pajarito once stood is in the (505) area code.

Communities Also Named Pajarito ...

While we believe that this Pajarito is located in Bernalillo County, we know of another 3 New Mexico communities named Pajarito. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lincoln, Quay and Santa Fe County.

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

Communities near Pajarito ...

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

• Albuquerque
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albuquerque
  • Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albuquerque <5>
• Los Lunas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Lunas
  • Los Lunas is located in Valencia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Lunas <5>
• Corrales
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrales
  • Corrales is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corrales <5>
• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
• Bosque Farms
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosque Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque Farms
  • Bosque Farms is located in Valencia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bosque Farms <5>
• Peralta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peralta
  • Peralta is located in Valencia County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peralta <5>
• Tijeras
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tijeras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
  • Tijeras is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tijeras <5>
• Isleta Pueblo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleta Pueblo
  • Isleta Pueblo is located in Bernalillo County
• Isleta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleta
  • Isleta is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isleta <5>
• Martinez Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Town
  • Martinez Town is located in Bernalillo 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 Pajarito. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pajarito.

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

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

Adding Pajarito to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pajarito 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 Pajarito was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pajarito post office opened in 1868.

We also found Pajarito in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pajarito.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bernalillo County: www.bernco.gov/

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