Welcome to San Miguel ...
San Miguel is located in San Miguel County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of San Miguel, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of San Miguel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
San Miguel is 6,020 feet [1,835 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of San Miguel is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: San Miguel lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named San Miguel ...
While we believe that this San Miguel is located in San Miguel County, we know of another 3 New Mexico communities named San Miguel. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dona Ana, Rio Arriba 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.
- Pecos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecos have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
- Ilfeld
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilfeld
- Ilfeld is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilfeld <5>
- Serafina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serafina
- Serafina is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Serafina <5>
- Villanueva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanueva
- Villanueva is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villanueva <5>
- Chapelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelle
- Chapelle is located in San Miguel County
- El Cerrito
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
- El Cerrito is located in San Miguel County
- Tecolote
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Apache Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Springs
- Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Rowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Rowe is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowe <5>
- Romero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<6>
From that list, the San Miguel post office opened in 1851.
We also found San Miguel in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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 State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Miguel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |