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Welcome to Trujillo ...

Trujillo is located in San Miguel County<1>.

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.<2> In other words, the altitude 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)
    • Trementina is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trementina
  • Ancon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ancon is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancon
  • Shoemaker
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shoemaker is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
  • Kroenigs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
  • Valmora
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Valmora is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmora
  • Watrous
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Watrous is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
  • Armenta Plaza ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Armenta Plaza is located in Harding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenta Plaza
  • Hooverville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hooverville is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverville
  • Conchas
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Los Alamos
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos

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 (so far) for Trujillo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Trujillo post office opened in 1912. The Trujillo post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trujillo.

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 Trujillo - 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>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/