Welcome to Alamo ...
So far, we have 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 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 have 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 10 communities that are near Alamo.
- Cuervo [Guadalupe County]
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- Cuervo [Guadalupe County] lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the northwest of Alamo
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuervo<6>
- Lake Sumner [DeBaca County]
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- Lake Sumner [DeBaca County] lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the south of Alamo
- 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.
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- Newkirk [Guadalupe County]
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- Newkirk [Guadalupe County] lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the north of Alamo
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newkirk<6>
- Santa Rosa [Guadalupe County]
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- Santa Rosa [Guadalupe County] lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<5> to the west of Alamo
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,636 people
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa<6>
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- Fort Sumner [DeBaca County]
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- Fort Sumner [DeBaca County] lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> to the south of Alamo
- Estimated population in 2019: 897 people
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Sumner<6>
- House [Quay County]
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- House [Quay County] lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> to the southeast of Alamo
- Estimated population in 2019: 62 people
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House<6>
- McAlister [Quay County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlister
- McAlister [Quay County] lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> to the east of Alamo
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlister<6>
- Ragland [Quay County]
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- Ragland [Quay County] lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> to the east of Alamo
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- Taiban [DeBaca County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban
- Taiban [DeBaca County] lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<5> to the southeast of Alamo
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taiban<6>
- Yeso [DeBaca County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeso
- Yeso [DeBaca County] lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<5> to the southwest of Alamo
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Yeso
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeso<6>
- Fort Sumner [DeBaca 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.
Other Roadside Stops ...
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 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 have 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alamo) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alamo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8376, Longitude: -104.2780 In this case, the coordinates for Alamo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |