Welcome to Lucero ...

Lucero is located in Mora County<1>.

The location of Lucero has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucero, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Lucero is 7,120 feet [2,170 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lucero is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Lucero lies within the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Lucero ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Lucero: This one is located in Mora County and the other is located in San Miguel County.

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

Communities near Lucero ...

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

• La Cueva
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • La Cueva is located in Mora County
• Mora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Mora is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <4>
• Ojo Feliz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Feliz
  • Ojo Feliz is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojo Feliz <4>
• Abuelo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
  • Abuelo is located in Mora County
• Cleveland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Guadalupita
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupita
  • Guadalupita is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupita <4>
• Holman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman
  • Holman is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holman <4>
• Golondrinas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
  • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
• Ledoux
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
  • Ledoux is located in Mora County
• Pacheco Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacheco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
  • Pacheco Village is located in Mora 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 Lucero. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lucero.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucero ...

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

Adding Lucero to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lucero 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 Lucero was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lucero post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucero.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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