Welcome to Alamo ...
So far, we found very little information about Alamo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Alamo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alamo, please Contact Us.
Alamo would have been located within present day Guadalupe County<2>.
The location of Alamo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alamo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Alamo is 4,570 feet [1,393 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Alamo is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Alamo was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Alamo once stood is in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Alamo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Alamo: This one is located in Guadalupe County and the other is located in Socorro County.
Beyond New Mexico, there are 20 communities that are also named Alamo - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alamo.
Communities near Alamo ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Alamo.
- Cuervo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuervo
- Cuervo is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuervo <5>
- Lake Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sumner
- Lake Sumner is located in DeBaca County
- Newkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Newkirk is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newkirk <5>
- Santa Rosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa is located in Guadalupe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <5>
- Fort Sumner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sumner
- Fort Sumner is located in DeBaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Sumner <5>
- House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Quay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House <5>
- McAlister
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlister
- McAlister is located in Quay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlister <5>
- Ragland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Ragland is located in Quay 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 Alamo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alamo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alamo. 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 Alamo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alamo. See our Newspapers Page for Alamo.
Adding Alamo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alamo 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 Alamo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Alamo post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alamo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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 Alamo, 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 Guadalupe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alamo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |