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>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Piedra Lumbre is 6,020 feet [1,835 m] above sea level.<3> 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
The Area Code where Piedra Lumbre was located: 505
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)
- Seboyeta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mesita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laguna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Encinal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Encinal is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinal
- Paraje
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paraje is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraje
- Casa Blanca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cubero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Seama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seama is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seama
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.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Piedra Lumbre - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |