Welcome to Armijo ...

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

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

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Armijo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Armijo is 4,940 feet [1,506 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Armijo is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

If Armijo still existed, it would have been in the (505) area code.

Communities near Armijo ...

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

• Albuquerque
  (4 miles [6.4 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>
• Rio Rancho
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rancho
  • Rio Rancho is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Rancho <5>
• Los Lunas
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Bernalillo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernalillo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernalillo
  • Bernalillo is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernalillo <5>
• Corrales
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Mesa Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Village
  • Mesa Village 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 Armijo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Armijo.

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

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

Adding Armijo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Armijo post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Armijo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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