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Welcome to Sabinoso ...

Sabinoso is located in San Miguel County<1>.


The location of Sabinoso has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sabinoso, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Sabinoso is 4,600 feet [1,402 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sabinoso is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Sabinoso ...

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

  • Armenta Plaza ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenta Plaza
    • Armenta Plaza is located in Harding County
  • Trementina ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trementina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trementina
    • Trementina is located in San Miguel County
  • Roy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
    • Roy is located in Harding County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>
  • Solano
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Conchas
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Hooverville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverville
    • Hooverville is located in San Miguel County
  • Mosquero
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Wagon Mound
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mills
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Valmora
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmora
    • Valmora is located in Mora 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 Sabinoso. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sabinoso.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sabinoso ...

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

Adding Sabinoso to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sabinoso 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 Sabinoso was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sabinoso post office opened in 1913.

We also found Sabinoso on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sabinoso.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sabinoso. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sabinoso - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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