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107historic places
—earliest paper
1848formed
27,201pop. 2020
51cemeteries
—CW battlefields
At a glance
Summary
The National Register of Historic Places includes 107 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Las Vegas, Pecos, San Jose.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCB
San Miguel was formed in 1848 (1848-07-04) from unknown / original county.
SAN MIGUEL established as one of seven original New Mexico counties on 22 Sep 1846 under Kearny's Code of Laws for occupied Mexican territory. Competing claims to the eastern half of New Mex. resulted in overlap with parts of Texas until 13 Dec 1850.
51 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 51 of 51 listed
Name
Lat
Lon
Aguila Cemetery
35.35122
-104.93124
Aguilar Cemetery
35.38246
-105.09892
Alamosa Plaza Cemetery
35.49526
-104.2328
Cañon Largo Cemetery
35.71101
-104.42856
El Macho Cemetery
35.67692
-105.69282
Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
35.49179
-105.67416
International Fellowship of Odd Fellows Cemetery
35.59393
-105.21779
Jimenez Cemetery
35.5577
-104.86325
Juan Torres Cemetery
35.69198
-104.52276
La Cinta Cemetery
35.41086
-104.13171
La Manga Cemetery
35.50936
-105.26201
Las Vegas Cemetery
35.59393
-105.21861
Los Torres Cemetery
35.3956
-104.9718
Maes Cemetery
35.68309
-104.62998
Masonic Cemetery
35.59615
-105.23778
Masonic Cemetery
35.59393
-105.21778
Mathews Cemetery
35.67366
-104.69263
Montefiore Cemetery
35.59393
-105.21779
Montezuma Seminary Cemetery
35.65225
-105.27635
Mount Calvary Cemetery
35.6042
-105.24583
North Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
35.6517
-105.23
Old Saint Anthony's Church Cemetery
35.58019
-105.67845
Old Sapello Cemetery
35.77766
-105.24573
Pecos Mine Cemetery
35.76483
-105.66895
Pueblo Cemetery
35.33733
-105.4322
Rencona Cemetery
35.30488
-105.6813
Romero Cemetery
35.52961
-105.22319
Rowe Cemetery
35.49912
-105.6645
Sagrado Corazon Cemetery
35.43892
-104.60376
Saint Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery
35.57933
-105.68221
Saint Anthonys Cemetery
35.64249
-105.24635
Saint Josephs Chapel Cemetery
35.49171
-105.67529
San Antonio Cemetery
35.84542
-105.41654
San Augustin Cemetery
35.45683
-105.14328
San Geronimo Cemetery
35.58243
-105.38765
San Ignacio Cemetery
35.77682
-105.34241
San Isidro Cemetery
35.81976
-105.2962
San Jose Cemetery
35.57859
-105.22741
San Jose Cemetery
35.86994
-105.41867
San Juan Cemetery
35.14564
-105.365
San Lorenzo Cemetery
35.34439
-104.10032
San Pablo Cemetery
35.54759
-105.40023
Santa Niño Cemetery
35.80253
-105.32001
Santo Niño Cemetery
35.5423
-105.58632
Santo Niño Cemetery
35.83653
-105.42776
Sapello Cemetery
35.77299
-105.24824
Sena Cemetery
35.34418
-104.51459
Soledad Cemetery
35.80664
-105.26143
Tapia Cemetery
35.10643
-105.66194
Trementina Cemetery
35.45169
-104.42061
Tuloso Cemetery
35.49226
-104.74304
Historical populated places — 4 of 4
Name
Lat
Lon
Cabra Springs
35.31505
-104.65971
Corazon
35.44671
-104.60388
East Las Vegas
35.59699
-105.20056
La Cinta
35.41088
-104.13164
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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