Welcome to Puerto ...
So far, we found very little information about Puerto. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Puerto to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Puerto, please Contact Us.
Puerto would have been located within present day Quay County<2>.
The location of Puerto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Puerto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Puerto is 4,300 feet [1,311 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Puerto is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Puerto was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Puerto and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Puerto would have been located in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Puerto ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Puerto - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Puerto.
Communities near Puerto ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Puerto.
- San Jon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jon
- San Jon is located in Quay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jon <5>
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Grady is located in Curry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <5>
- Ragland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Ragland is located in Quay County
- Lesbia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Broadview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Broadview is located in Curry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview <5>
- McAlister
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlister
- McAlister is located in Quay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlister <5>
- Tucumcari
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucumcari
- Tucumcari is located in Quay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucumcari <5>
- Weber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Weber City is located in Curry County
- Bellview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
- Bellview is located in Curry County
- Cummings Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Place
- Cummings Place is located in Quay County
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 Puerto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Puerto.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Puerto. 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 Puerto.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Puerto. See our Newspapers Page for Puerto.
Adding Puerto to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Puerto in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Puerto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Puerto post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Puerto.
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 Puerto, 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 Quay, 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 Puerto - 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |