Welcome to La Liendre ...
So far, we found very little information about La Liendre. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added La Liendre to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with La Liendre, please Contact Us.
La Liendre would have been located within present day San Miguel County<2>.
The location of La Liendre 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 Liendre, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
While the community is gone, the present day location for La Liendre is 5,690 feet [1,734 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of La Liendre is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where La Liendre was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near La Liendre ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Liendre.
- Las Vegas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas
- Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Vegas <5>
- Apache Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Springs
- Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Romero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Chapelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelle
- Chapelle is located in San Miguel County
- Tecolote
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Dilia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilia
- Dilia is located in Guadalupe County
- Serafina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serafina
- Serafina is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Serafina <5>
- Anton Chico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton Chico
- Anton Chico is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton Chico <5>
- Las Vegas Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Vegas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas Town
- Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
- Upper Anton Chico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Anton Chico
- Upper Anton Chico is located in Guadalupe 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 La Liendre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Liendre.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Liendre. 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 La Liendre.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Liendre. See our Newspapers Page for La Liendre.
Adding La Liendre to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of La Liendre 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 La Liendre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the La Liendre post office opened in 1878.
For more details, see References and Mentions for La Liendre.
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 Liendre, 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 Liendre - 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/ |