Welcome to San Geronimo ...
So far, we found very little information about San Geronimo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added San Geronimo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with San Geronimo, please Contact Us.
San Geronimo would have been located within present day San Miguel County<2>.
The location of San Geronimo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of San Geronimo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.
While the community is gone, the present day location for San Geronimo is 6,790 feet [2,070 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of San Geronimo is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where San Geronimo was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named San Geronimo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named San Geronimo: This one is located in San Miguel County and the other is located in Socorro County.
Beyond New Mexico, there are 4 communities that are also named San Geronimo - they are located in California (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Geronimo.
Communities near San Geronimo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Geronimo.
- Las Vegas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas
- Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Vegas <5>
- Pecos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
- Pecos is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <5>
- Trout Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
- Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Las Vegas Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Vegas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas Town
- Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <5>
- Romero
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Tecolote
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - El Ancon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
- El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
- Ilfeld
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilfeld
- Ilfeld is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilfeld <5>
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 Geronimo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Geronimo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Geronimo. 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 Geronimo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Geronimo. See our Newspapers Page for San Geronimo.
Adding San Geronimo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of San Geronimo 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 Geronimo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the San Geronimo post office opened in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for San Geronimo.
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 San Geronimo, 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 San Miguel, 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 San Geronimo - 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/ |