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The village of Wagon Mound is located in northeast New Mexico.

Wagon Mound is located in Mora County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wagon Mound, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wagon Mound has a population of 284 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Wagon Mound is 6,210 feet [1,893 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wagon Mound is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Wagon Mound: 575

The ZIP code for Wagon Mound: 87752<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wagon Mound had an population of 284 people. This is a decrease of 9.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 23.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wagon Mound had a population of 314 people (which is 6.42% of the total population of Mora County). This makes Wagon Mound the county's most populous community.

The population of Wagon Mound represents 0.02% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 79th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 314 people, the population of Wagon Mound decreased 14.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 369 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wagon Mound.

Communities near Wagon Mound ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wagon Mound. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wagon Mound.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wagon Mound ...

Looking for more information about Wagon Mound? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wagon Mound, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wagon Mound.

Adding Wagon Mound to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wagon Mound 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 Wagon Mound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Wagon Mound post office opened in 1882.

We also found Wagon Mound in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wagon Mound.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Mora, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wagon Mound.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wagon Mound - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Wagon Mound). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wagon Mound or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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