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Welcome to Lower San Francisco Plaza ...

Lower San Francisco Plaza is located in Catron County<1>.

Lower San Francisco Plaza is 5,650 feet [1,722 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lower San Francisco Plaza is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lower San Francisco Plaza lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Lower San Francisco Plaza, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Lower San Francisco Plaza: 575

Communities near Lower San Francisco Plaza ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lower San Francisco Plaza.

  • Reserve
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cruzville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzville
    • Cruzville is located in Catron County
  • Luna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Apache Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Creek
    • Apache Creek is located in Catron County
  • Blue
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mogollon ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogollon
    • Mogollon is located in Catron County
  • Alma
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Catron County
  • Aragon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpine
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lower San Francisco Plaza ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Catron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lower San Francisco Plaza - 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.