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Welcome to San Pedro ...

So far, we found very little information about San Pedro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added San Pedro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with San Pedro, please Contact Us.


San Pedro would have been located within present day Socorro County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for San Pedro is 4,560 feet [1,390 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of San Pedro is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where San Pedro was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where San Pedro was located: 575

Communities Also Named San Pedro ...

While we believe that this San Pedro is located in Socorro County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named San Pedro. Those communities are located in the following counties: Rio Arriba and Santa Fe County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 11 communities that are also named San Pedro - they are located in Arizona, California (3), Colorado, Nevada and Texas (3).

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

Communities near San Pedro ...

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

  • Socorro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lemitar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Limitar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Limitar is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limitar
  • Polvadera
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Kelly ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelly is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Alamillo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Alamillo is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
  • San Acacia
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Magdalena
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coane ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Coane is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coane
  • La Joya
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • La Joya is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya

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 Pedro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Pedro.

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

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

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 Pedro, 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 Socorro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Pedro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.