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Welcome to Cerro ...

Cerro is located in north central New Mexico.

Cerro is located in Taos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cerro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Cerro is 7,600 feet [2,316 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cerro is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Cerro: 575

The ZIP code for Cerro: 87519<3>

Communities Also Named Cerro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cerro - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Cerro ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cerro ...

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

Adding Cerro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cerro post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cerro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Taos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cerro - 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 Cerro). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cerro or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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