Welcome to San Ignacio ...
So far, we found very little information about San Ignacio. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added San Ignacio to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with San Ignacio, please Contact Us.
San Ignacio would have been located within present day Guadalupe County<2>.
The location of San Ignacio 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 Ignacio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for San Ignacio is 5,090 feet [1,551 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of San Ignacio is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where San Ignacio was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
San Ignacio would have been located in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named San Ignacio ...
While we believe that this San Ignacio is located in Guadalupe County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named San Ignacio. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bernalillo and San Miguel County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Ignacio.
Communities near San Ignacio ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near San Ignacio.
- Santa Rosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa is located in Guadalupe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <5>
- Pastura
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastura
- Pastura is located in Guadalupe County
- Colonias
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonias
- Colonias is located in Guadalupe County
- Dilia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilia
- Dilia is located in Guadalupe County
- Anton Chico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton Chico
- Anton Chico is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton Chico <5>
- Dahlia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Upper Anton Chico
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Anton Chico
- Upper Anton Chico is located in Guadalupe County
- Vaughn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
- Vaughn is located in Guadalupe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughn <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 Ignacio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Ignacio.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Ignacio. 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 Ignacio.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Ignacio. See our Newspapers Page for San Ignacio.
Adding San Ignacio to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of San Ignacio 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 Ignacio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the San Ignacio post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for San Ignacio.
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 Ignacio, 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 Guadalupe, 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 Ignacio - 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/ |