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Welcome to John Padilla Settlement ...

John Padilla Settlement is located in Socorro County<1>.

John Padilla Settlement is 6,340 feet [1,932 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of John Padilla Settlement is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for John Padilla Settlement: 575

Communities near John Padilla Settlement ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near John Padilla Settlement.

  • Magdalena
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelly ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Socorro County
  • Datil
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around John Padilla Settlement. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for John Padilla Settlement.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for John Padilla Settlement ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Socorro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around John Padilla Settlement - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.