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Socorro County, New Mexico

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—newspaper titles
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55historic places
—earliest paper
1852formed
16,595pop. 2020
17cemeteries
1CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 55 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Socorro, Magdalena, Bingham.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for New Mexico is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Socorro titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

35 of 55 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

55 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Aragon HouseMagdalenaBuilding1982
Archeological Site No. LA 1069BinghamSite1993
Archeological Site No. LA 1070BinghamSite1993
Archeological Site No. LA 1071BinghamSite1993
Archeological Site No. LA 1072BinghamSite1993
Archeological Site No. LA 1073BinghamSite1993
Archeological Site No. LA 1074BinghamSite1993
Archeological Site No. LA 1075BinghamSite1993
Archeological Site No. LA 1076BinghamSite1993
Archeological Site No. LA 1181BinghamSite1993
Archeological Site No. LA 1201BinghamSite1993
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway DepotMagdalenaBuilding1978
Baca, A. B., HouseSocorroBuilding1991
Bank of MagdalenaMagdalenaBuilding1982
Biavaschi Saloon-Capitol BarSocorroBuilding2024
Brown HallSocorroBuilding1989
Bursum HouseSocorroBuilding1975
Camino Real-Qualacu PuebloSan AntonioSite2011
Camino Real-San Pascual PuebloSan AntonioSite2011
Clemens RanchhouseMagdalenaBuilding1979
Cooney, Captain Michael, HouseSocorroBuilding1991
Cortesy, Anthony, HouseSocorroBuilding1991
Eaton, Nestor P., HouseSocorroBuilding1991
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro-Arroyo Alamillo North SectionSan AcaciaSite2014
Fitch HallSocorroBuilding1989
Fitch, James Gurden, HouseSocorroBuilding1991
Fort CraigSocorroSite1970
Gallinas Springs RuinMagdalenaSite1970
Garcia Opera HouseSocorroBuilding1974
Garcia, Juan Nepomuceno, HouseSocorroBuilding1991
Gran Quivera Historic DistrictMountainairDistrict2015
Gutierrez HouseMagdalenaBuilding1982
Hall HotelMagdalenaBuilding1982
Hilton HouseMagdalenaBuilding1982
Hilton, August Holver, HouseSocorroBuilding1991
House at 303 Eaton AvenueSocorroBuilding1991
House at 405 Park StreetSocorroBuilding1991
Ilfeld WarehouseMagdalenaBuilding1982
Illinois BrewerySocorroBuilding1975
Lewellen HouseMagdalenaBuilding1982
MacDonald Merchandise BuildingMagdalenaBuilding1980
MacTavish HouseMagdalenaBuilding1982
Magdaline HouseMagdalenaBuilding1982
Main Street Commercial BuildingMagdalenaBuilding1982
Sagrada Familia de Lemitar Church, Los Dulces NombresLemitarBuilding1983
Salinas Pueblo Missions National MonumentGran QuiviraDistrict1966
Salome StoreMagdalenaBuilding1982
Salome WarehouseMagdalenaBuilding1982
San Felipe Pueblo RuinSocorroSite1983
San Miguel ChurchSocorroBuilding2016
Seco RuinChupaderaSite1994
Teypama Piro SiteSocorroSite1983
Trinity Site NHLBinghamDistrict1966
Val Verde HotelSocorroBuilding1977
Vigil, Rufina, HouseSocorroBuilding1991

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Socorro was formed in 1852 (1852-01-09) from unknown / original county.

SOCORRO created by New Mexico Terr. from Non-County Area 1; included parts of present Arizona and New Mexico.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Socorro County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).

18k12k5,7871860188019201940196020002020
1860188019001920194019501960198020002020
5,7877,87512,19514,06111,4229,67010,16812,56618,07816,595

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

17 cemeteries and 9 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 17 of 17 listed
NameLatLon
Abeytas Cemetery34.46804-106.81618
Carthage Cemetery33.88408-106.72619
Dusty Cemetery33.60702-107.64793
Escondida Cemetery34.10106-106.8991
Fort Craig Cemetery33.6308-107.01131
La Joya Cemetery34.34263-106.84095
Lemitar Cemetery34.16002-106.90957
Magdalena Community Cemetery34.12788-107.23926
Medley Cemetery34.16364-107.39149
Polvadera Cemetery34.2072-106.92363
Rosedale Cemetery33.8075-107.3924
San Acacia Cemetery34.25817-106.89057
San Marcial Cemetery33.70051-106.98878
San Miguel Cemetery34.05839-106.90169
Santa Rita Church and Cemetery34.38091-107.22834
Veguita Cemetery34.51258-106.76671
White Lake Cemetery34.22859-106.05013
Historical populated places — 9 of 9
NameLatLon
Augustine34.11339-107.67005
Cherryville33.56951-107.60504
Craig33.63562-107.01475
Dusty33.61229-107.65171
La Joyita34.26173-106.8603
Monica33.95729-107.49532
Paraje33.55646-107.05697
Rosedale33.80701-107.40476
Tajo34.04312-106.8528

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Valverde8,96632.4 kmNM001

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

HMdb link

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