Welcome to Serafina ...
Serafina is located in north central New Mexico.
Serafina is located in San Miguel County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Serafina, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.
Serafina is 6,200 feet [1,890 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Serafina is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Serafina lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Serafina ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Serafina.
- Las Vegas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tecolote
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tecolote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecolote
- Tecolote is located in San Miguel County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tecolote
- From Serafina to Tecolote
- Coruco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Apache Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- El Ancon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ribera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- San Miguel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Miguel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to San Miguel
- From Serafina to San Miguel
- El Cerrito
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Villanueva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Romero
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Romero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero
- Romero is located in San Miguel County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Romero
- From Serafina to Romero
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 Serafina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Serafina.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Serafina. 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 Serafina.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Serafina. See our Newspapers Page for Serafina.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Serafina ...
Looking for more information about Serafina? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Serafina, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Serafina.
Adding Serafina to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Serafina 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 Serafina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Serafina post office opened in 1923.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Serafina.
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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Serafina - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |