Welcome to Manuelito ...

Manuelito is located in McKinley County<1>.

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

Manuelito is 6,250 feet [1,905 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Manuelito is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Manuelito and travel west, 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 Manuelito: 505

Communities Also Named Manuelito ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Manuelito: This one is located in McKinley County and the other is located in Bernalillo County.

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

Communities near Manuelito ...

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

• Gallup
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
  • Gallup is located in McKinley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallup <3>
• Lupton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton
  • Lupton is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lupton <3>
• Defiance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in McKinley County
• Oak Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Springs
  • Oak Springs is located in Apache County (AZ)
• Hunters Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • Hunters Point is located in Apache County (AZ)
• Allentown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Apache County (AZ)
• Red Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
• Houck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck
  • Houck is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houck <3>
• Rock Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
• Pine Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
  • Pine Springs is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine 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 Manuelito. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manuelito.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manuelito ...

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

Adding Manuelito to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manuelito 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 Manuelito was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Manuelito post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manuelito.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

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