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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>.

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.<3> In other words, the elevation 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 Area Code where Vera Cruz was located: 575

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)
  • Ruidoso Downs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Capitan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Carrizozo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bonito
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bonito is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
  • Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
  • Sierra Vista
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
  • Sun Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Alto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Alpine Cellars Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Vera Cruz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vera Cruz post office opened in 1881. The Vera Cruz post office closed in 1883.

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

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 Vera Cruz, 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 Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vera Cruz - 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/