Welcome to Trujillo ...

Trujillo is located in San Miguel County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trujillo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Trujillo is 6,440 feet [1,963 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Trujillo is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Trujillo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Trujillo - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Trujillo ...

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

• Trementina ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trementina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trementina
  • Trementina is located in San Miguel County
• Valmora
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmora
  • Valmora is located in Mora County
• Watrous
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
  • Watrous is located in Mora County
• Armenta Plaza ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenta Plaza
  • Armenta Plaza is located in Harding County
• Hooverville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverville
  • Hooverville is located in San Miguel County
• Conchas
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conchas
  • Conchas is located in San Miguel County
  • Conchas has also been known as:
  • Conchas Dam
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conchas <4>
• Los Alamos
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Alamos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
• Romero
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero
  • Romero is located in San Miguel County
• Apache Springs
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Springs
  • Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
• Colonias
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonias
  • Colonias is located in Guadalupe 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 Trujillo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trujillo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trujillo ...

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

Adding Trujillo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trujillo post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trujillo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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