Welcome to Piedra Lumbre ...
So far, we found very little information about Piedra Lumbre. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Piedra Lumbre to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Piedra Lumbre, please Contact Us.
Piedra Lumbre would have been located within present day Cibola County<2>.
The location of Piedra Lumbre has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Piedra Lumbre is 6,020 feet [1,835 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Piedra Lumbre is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Piedra Lumbre was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Piedra Lumbre still existed, it would have been in the (505) area code.
Communities near Piedra Lumbre ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piedra Lumbre.
- Paguate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paguate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paguate
- Paguate is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paguate <5>
- Seboyeta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboyeta
- Seboyeta is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seboyeta <5>
- Mesita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesita
- Mesita is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesita <5>
- Laguna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
- Laguna is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laguna <5>
- Encinal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinal
- Encinal is located in Cibola County
- Paraje
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraje
- Paraje is located in Cibola County
- Casa Blanca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casa Blanca <5>
- Cubero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubero
- Cubero is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cubero <5>
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
- Seama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Piedra Lumbre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piedra Lumbre.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Piedra Lumbre. 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 Piedra Lumbre.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Piedra Lumbre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Cibola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piedra Lumbre - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |