Welcome to Lamy ...

Lamy is located in north central New Mexico.

Lamy is located in Santa Fe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Lamy is 6,480 feet [1,975 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lamy is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Lamy lies within the (505) area code.

The ZIP code for Lamy: 87540<3>

Communities Also Named Lamy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lamy - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Lamy ...

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

• Santa Fe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Fe <4>
• Pecos
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
  • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <4>
• Eldorado at Santa Fe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado at Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
  • Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
• Galisteo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galisteo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galisteo
  • Galisteo is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galisteo <4>
• Canada de los Alamos
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada de los Alamos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada de los Alamos
  • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
• Seton Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Village
  • Seton Village is located in Santa Fe County
• Glorieta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glorieta
  • Glorieta is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glorieta <4>
• Rowe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
  • Rowe is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowe <4>
• Agua Fria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Fria
  • Agua Fria is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agua Fria <4>
• Bonanza City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza City
  • Bonanza City 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 Lamy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lamy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamy ...

Looking for more information about Lamy? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lamy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lamy.

Adding Lamy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lamy 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 Lamy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lamy post office opened in 1881.

We also found Lamy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Santa Fe County: www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/

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