Welcome to Lumberton ...
Lumberton is located in north central New Mexico.
Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lumberton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Lumberton is 6,850 feet [2,088 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lumberton is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Lumberton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lumberton: 575
Communities Also Named Lumberton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Lumberton - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lumberton.
Communities near Lumberton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lumberton.
- Chama
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Monero
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Navajo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navajo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
- Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Navajo
- From Lumberton to Navajo
- Chromo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Juanita ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trujillo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gato
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gato. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
- Gato is located in Archuleta County (CO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gato
- From Lumberton to Gato
- Lobato ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rutheron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pagosa Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagosa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagosa Springs
- Pagosa Springs is located in Archuleta County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pagosa Springs <3>
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 Lumberton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lumberton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lumberton. 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 Lumberton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lumberton. See our Newspapers Page for Lumberton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lumberton ...
Looking for more information about Lumberton? 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 Lumberton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lumberton.
Adding Lumberton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lumberton 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 Lumberton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lumberton post office opened in 1894.
We also found Lumberton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lumberton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Rio Arriba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lumberton - 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |