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Welcome to Puertecito ...

Puertecito is located in Socorro County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Puertecito, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Puertecito is 5,880 feet [1,792 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Puertecito is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Puertecito: 575

Communities Also Named Puertecito ...

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

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

Communities near Puertecito ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Puertecito.

  • Alamo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Alamo is located in Socorro County
  • Magdalena
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Kelly ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Socorro County
  • Alamillo
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
    • Alamillo is located in Socorro County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Puertecito. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Puertecito.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Puertecito ...

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

Adding Puertecito to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Puertecito 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 Puertecito was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Puertecito post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Puertecito.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Socorro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Puertecito - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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