Welcome to San Lorenzo ...
So far, we found very little information about San Lorenzo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added San Lorenzo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with San Lorenzo, please Contact Us.
San Lorenzo would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
The location of San Lorenzo 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 Lorenzo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for San Lorenzo is 5,730 feet [1,747 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of San Lorenzo is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where San Lorenzo was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
San Lorenzo would have been located in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named San Lorenzo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named San Lorenzo: This one is located in Grant County and the other is located in Rio Arriba County.
Beyond New Mexico, there are 4 communities that are also named San Lorenzo - they are located in California (2) and Nevada.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Lorenzo.
Communities near San Lorenzo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Lorenzo.
- Bayard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <5>
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Santa Clara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Santa Clara is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
- Hurley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <5>
- Mimbres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimbres
- Mimbres is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mimbres <5>
- Santa Rita ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Santa Rita is located in Grant County
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Grant County
- Cobre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
- Cobre is located in Grant County
- Vanadium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
- Vanadium is located in Grant County
- Fort Bayard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayard
- Fort Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bayard <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 Lorenzo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Lorenzo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Lorenzo. 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 Lorenzo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Lorenzo. See our Newspapers Page for San Lorenzo.
Adding San Lorenzo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of San Lorenzo 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 Lorenzo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the San Lorenzo post office opened in 1886.
For more details, see References and Mentions for San Lorenzo.
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 Lorenzo, 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 Grant, 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 Lorenzo - 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/ |