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Welcome to Anton Chico ...

Anton Chico is located in northeast New Mexico.

Anton Chico is located in Guadalupe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anton Chico, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Anton Chico is 5,250 feet [1,600 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Anton Chico is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Anton Chico: 575

The ZIP code for Anton Chico: 87711<3>

Communities near Anton Chico ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anton Chico ...

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

Adding Anton Chico to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anton Chico 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 (so far) for Anton Chico was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Anton Chico post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anton Chico.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anton Chico - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Anton Chico). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Anton Chico or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/