Welcome to Vera Cruz ...

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

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

Vera Cruz would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

The location of Vera Cruz has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vera Cruz, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Vera Cruz is 6,990 feet [2,131 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Vera Cruz is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The location where Vera Cruz once stood is in the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Vera Cruz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Vera Cruz - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Vera Cruz ...

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

• Ruidoso
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso
  • Ruidoso is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso <5>
• Ruidoso Downs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
  • Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <5>
• Capitan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <5>
• Carrizozo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizozo
  • Carrizozo is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrizozo <5>
• Bonito
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
  • Bonito is located in Lincoln County
• Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
  • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
• Sierra Vista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
  • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
• Sun Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
• Alto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <5>
• Alpine Cellars Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Cellars Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cellars Village
  • Alpine Cellars Village is located in Lincoln 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 Vera Cruz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vera Cruz.

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

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

Adding Vera Cruz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vera Cruz 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 for Vera Cruz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vera Cruz post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vera Cruz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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