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Do you know of Caliente ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Caliente. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Caliente.<1>

We found mention of Caliente as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Taos County, New Mexico.

Communities Also Named Caliente ...

We found two communities that share the name Caliente.

Within New Mexico, the name Caliente is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kern County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Caliente [Kern County].
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Caliente [Lincoln County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Caliente ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Caliente:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Caliente - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Taos County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Taos County.

Aqua-de-LoboLower Ranchito
  
ColumbinePalmilla
ColumbusPine View
ConnelPlacita
  
El Rancho Loma LindaQuerinda Park
  
HodgesSan Lorenzo Pueblo
  
Las TrampasVolcano

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.









 

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