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Welcome to Milagro ...

Milagro is located in Guadalupe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milagro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Milagro is 5,800 feet [1,768 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Milagro is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Milagro: 575

Communities near Milagro ...

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

  • Dahlia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dahlia is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
  • Anton Chico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Upper Anton Chico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Upper Anton Chico is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Anton Chico
  • Pastura
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pastura is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastura
  • Dilia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dilia is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilia
  • El Cerrito
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • El Cerrito is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
  • Encino
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Vaughn
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Villanueva
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Clines Corners
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milagro ...

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

Adding Milagro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milagro 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 (so far) for Milagro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Milagro post office opened in 1916. The Milagro post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milagro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Guadalupe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milagro - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/