Welcome to Coyote ...

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

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

Coyote would have been located within present day Sandoval County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coyote, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Coyote is 5,670 feet [1,728 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Coyote is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Coyote ...

While we believe that this Coyote is located in Sandoval County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named Coyote. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lincoln and Rio Arriba County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 9 communities that are also named Coyote - they are located in California, Kansas (4), Nevada and Oregon.

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

Communities near Coyote ...

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

• Bernalillo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Tijeras
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Placitas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placitas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placitas
  • Placitas is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placitas <5>
• Algodones
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algodones
  • Algodones is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algodones <5>
• San Felipe Pueblo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Felipe Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe Pueblo
  • San Felipe Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
• Domingo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domingo
  • Domingo is located in Sandoval County
• Kewa Pueblo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewa Pueblo
  • Kewa Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Former name for Kewa Pueblo:
  • Santo Domingo Pueblo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewa Pueblo <5>
• Madrid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <5>
• San Pedro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
  • San Pedro is located in Santa Fe 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 Coyote. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coyote.

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

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

Adding Coyote to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coyote in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Coyote was on a map titled Map of Arizona and New Mexico (from Rand McNally, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coyote.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/

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