Welcome to La Cinta ...
So far, we found very little information about La Cinta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added La Cinta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with La Cinta, please Contact Us.
La Cinta would have been located within present day San Miguel County<2>.
The location of La Cinta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of La Cinta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
While the community is gone, the present day location for La Cinta is 4,040 feet [1,231 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of La Cinta is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where La Cinta was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near La Cinta ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near La Cinta.
- Hooverville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverville
- Hooverville is located in San Miguel County
- Trementina ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trementina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trementina
- Trementina is located in San Miguel County
- Newkirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Newkirk is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newkirk <5>
- Mosquero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquero
- Mosquero is located in Harding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosquero <5>
- Tucumcari
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucumcari
- Tucumcari is located in Quay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucumcari <5>
- Cuervo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuervo
- Cuervo is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuervo <5>
- Solano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano
- Solano is located in Harding County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solano <5>
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 La Cinta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Cinta.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Cinta. See our Newspapers Page for La Cinta.
Adding La Cinta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of La Cinta 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 La Cinta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the La Cinta post office opened in 1877.
For more details, see References and Mentions for La Cinta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about La Cinta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Cinta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |