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Welcome to Guadalupe ...

Guadalupe is located in DeBaca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guadalupe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Guadalupe is 4,210 feet [1,283 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Guadalupe is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Guadalupe: 575

Communities Also Named Guadalupe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Guadalupe: This one is located in DeBaca County and the other is located in Sandoval County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 8 communities that are also named Guadalupe - they are located in Arizona, California (2), Colorado and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Guadalupe ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Guadalupe.

  • Fort Sumner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Sumner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Yeso
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Taiban
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • House
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Santa Rosa
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guadalupe ...

Looking for more information about Guadalupe? 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 Guadalupe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Guadalupe.

Adding Guadalupe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Guadalupe post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guadalupe.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Guadalupe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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 Guadalupe - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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