Welcome to Pinos Altos ...
So far, we found very little information about Pinos Altos. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pinos Altos to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pinos Altos, please Contact Us.
Pinos Altos would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinos Altos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pinos Altos is 7,010 feet [2,137 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Pinos Altos is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Pinos Altos was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Pinos Altos (for example, toward Duncan (AZ)), 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.
Pinos Altos would have been located in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Pinos Altos ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Pinos Altos: This one is located in Grant County and the other is located in San Miguel County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pinos Altos.
Communities near Pinos Altos ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pinos Altos.
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <4>
- Bayard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <4>
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Santa Clara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Santa Clara is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
- Hurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <4>
- Arenas Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
- Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
- Fort Bayard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayard
- Fort Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bayard <4>
- Cobre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
- Cobre is located in Grant County
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Grant County
- Vanadium
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
- Vanadium is located in Grant 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 Pinos Altos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinos Altos.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pinos Altos. 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 Pinos Altos.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinos Altos. See our Newspapers Page for Pinos Altos.
Adding Pinos Altos to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pinos Altos 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 Pinos Altos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pinos Altos post office opened in 1867.
We also found Pinos Altos in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinos Altos.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pinos Altos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinos Altos - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |