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Welcome to Steeplerock ...

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

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


Steeplerock would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Steeplerock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Steeplerock is 5,190 feet [1,582 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Steeplerock is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Steeplerock, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The Area Code where Steeplerock was located: 575

Communities near Steeplerock ...

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

  • Duncan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Duncan is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
  • Virden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Virden is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Sheldon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sheldon is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • York
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • York is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Guthrie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Guthrie is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Redrock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mule Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Buckhorn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cliff
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

Adding Steeplerock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Steeplerock in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Steeplerock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Steeplerock post office opened in 1896. The Steeplerock post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Steeplerock.

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 Steeplerock, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Steeplerock - 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/