Welcome to San Miguel ...

San Miguel is located in Dona Ana County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Miguel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1952.

San Miguel is 3,820 feet [1,164 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of San Miguel is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for San Miguel: (575)

Communities Also Named San Miguel ...

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

Beyond New Mexico, there are 12 communities that are also named San Miguel - they are located in Arizona (2), California (4), Colorado (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near San Miguel ...

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

• Las Cruces
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Cruces
  • Las Cruces is located in Dona Ana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Cruces <4>
• Anthony
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
• Anthony
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
• Vinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Mesilla
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesilla
  • Mesilla is located in Dona Ana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesilla <4>
• Vado
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vado
  • Vado is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vado <4>
• Berino
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berino
  • Berino is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berino <4>
• Chamberino
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberino
  • Chamberino is located in Dona Ana County
• Mesilla Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesilla Park
  • Mesilla Park is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesilla Park <4>
• University Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Dona Ana 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 San Miguel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Miguel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Miguel ...

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

Adding San Miguel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the San Miguel post office opened in 1952.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dona Ana County: www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/

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