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Welcome to San Antonio ...

San Antonio is located in Socorro County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Antonio, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

When the people of San Antonio refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use San Antonian<2>

San Antonio is 4,560 feet [1,390 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of San Antonio is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for San Antonio: 575

The ZIP code for San Antonio: 87832<4>

Communities Also Named San Antonio ...

While we believe that this San Antonio is located in Socorro County, we know of another 3 New Mexico communities named San Antonio. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bernalillo, Rio Arriba and San Miguel County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 14 communities that are also named San Antonio - they are located in California (5), Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada and Texas.

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

Communities near San Antonio ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near San Antonio.

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 San Antonio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Antonio.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Antonio ...

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

Adding San Antonio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Antonio 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 San Antonio was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found San Antonio in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Antonio.

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

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

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>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of San Antonio refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of San Antonio may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Antonio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as San Antonio). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether San Antonio or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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