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Welcome to Cardenas ...

Cardenas is located in DeBaca County<1>.

Cardenas is 5,290 feet [1,612 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cardenas is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Cardenas: 575

Communities Also Named Cardenas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cardenas - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cardenas.

Communities near Cardenas ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Cardenas.

  • Yeso
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pastura
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastura
    • Pastura is located in Guadalupe County
  • Vaughn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Sumner
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sumner
    • Lake Sumner is located in 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 Cardenas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cardenas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cardenas ...

Looking for more information about Cardenas? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cardenas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cardenas.

Adding Cardenas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cardenas 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 Cardenas was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cardenas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including DeBaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cardenas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.