New Mexico

Below is a list of locations in New Mexico, with post tags/labels attached. For easy access, a list of all other labels can be found here.

Only the most notable and/or relevant communities — especially including ones that, based on my current backlog of data, will/may come up in the future — within 22 of the state's 33 counties are listed here. Relatively few of these will have tags associated with them, but I have listed all that (will) come up at least once, as well as other significant/populous communities, including ones that have/had its own newspaper. Furthermore, for a lot of the counties with relatively small populations, and/or where the populations are highly concentrated in one city, I have chosen to list really any community with a population of 1,000 or greater.

Map of New Mexico with county and county seat labels. Sourced from here.

The communities — cities/towns, incorporated communities, census-designated places, and (less frequently) unincorporated communities — are listed alphabetically underneath each county subheading. Each county seat is bolded, and the largest community by population in each county is italicized. Large cities have also been broken down into neighborhoods when relevant. Two asterisks (**) denotes independent cities / consolidated city and county governments.

Also to be included are "protected lands," primarily regional, state, and national parks and forests. It should be noted that many of these protected lands had not yet received official designation during the time period on which this blog focuses (1960s and 70s).

I have also included information regarding tribes, nations, and reservations in each county, sourced and cross-referenced from the New Mexico Secretary of State, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, and Wikipedia. I have opted to use the full, official name of each tribe, as well as note when a tribe or reservation was recognized or established — if I notice that said date is after the time frame of this blog — for the sake of comprehensiveness.

This is intended as both a place to find tags, as well as a general reference list. Even if not the case for others, I find it useful myself, especially when needing to consider jurisdictions!

Bernalillo

• Albuquerque, Kirtland AFB, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, North Valley, Sandia Heights, South Valley 
• Tribes, nations, pueblos, and reservations:  
• Pueblo of Isleta
• More commonly known as Isleta Pueblo
• Also partially in Valencia County 

Chaves

• Dexter, Roswell  

Cibola

• Grants, Laguna, Milan, Skyline-Ganipa
• Tribes, nations, pueblos, and reservations:  
• Pueblo of Acoma
• Also located in parts of Socorro and Catron Counties 
• Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico 
• More commonly known as Laguna Pueblo 
• Navajo Nation
• Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation
• Also partially located in McKinley County 
• Other sections of the Navajo Nation are located elsewhere in New Mexico and primarily Arizona

Curry

• Cannon AFB, Clovis 

Doña Ana

• Anthony, Berino, Chaparral, Doña Ana, Hatch, La Union, Las Cruces, Mesilla, Mesquite, Radium Springs, San Miguel, San Ysidro, Sunland Park 

Eddy

• Atoka, Artesia, Carlsbad, Loving

Guadalupe

• Santa Rosa 

Lea

• Eunice, Hobbs, Jal, Lovington, North Hobbs

Lincoln

• Capitan, Carrizozo, Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs 

Luna

• Columbus, Deming, Keeler Farm 

McKinley

• Black Rock, Church Rock, Crownpoint, Gallup, Gamerco, Iyanbito, Navajo, Thoreau, Twin Lakes 
• Tribes, nations, pueblos, and reservations:  
• Navajo Nation
• Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation
• Also partially located in Cibola County 
• Other sections of the Navajo Nation are located elsewhere in New Mexico and primarily Arizona
• Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation 
• Primary settlement within the reservation is the Zuni Pueblo 

Otero

• Alamogordo, Chaparral, Holloman AFB, La Luz, Mescalero, Tularosa
• Tribes, nations, pueblos, and reservations:  
• Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Apache Reservation

Quay

• Tucumcari 

Rio Arriba

• Dulce, Española, La Mesilla, Tierra Amarilla 
• Tribes, nations, pueblos, and reservations: 
• Jicarilla Apache Nation
• Ohkay Owingeh
• Also known as San Juan de los Caballeros and San Juan Pueblo 
• Santa Clara Pueblo 
• Also partially in Sandoval and Santa Fe Counties  

San Juan

• Aztec, Bloomfield, Farmington, Flora Vista, Lee Acres, Shiprock, Spencerville, Upper Fruitland, West Hammond 
• Tribes, nations, pueblos, and reservations:  
• Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
• Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation 
• Also partially located in Montezuma and La Plata Counties in Colorado 

San Miguel

• Las Vegas, Pecos

Sandoval

• Bernalillo, Corrales, Placitas, Rio Rancho  
• Tribes, nations, pueblos, and reservations: 
• Pueblo of Cochiti
• More commonly known as Cochiti Pueblo 
• Jemez Pueblo
• San Felipe Pueblo
• Sandia Pueblo
• Santa Ana Pueblo
• Santa Clara Pueblo 
• Also partially in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe Counties 
• Santo Domingo Pueblo
• Also known as Kewa Pueblo 
• Zia Pueblo   

Santa Fe

• Agua Fria, Edgewood, El Rancho, El Valle de Arroyo Seco, Eldorado, Española, 
• La Cienega, La Puebla, Pojoaque, Sante Fe (also state capital), Tesuque,  
• Tribes, nations, pueblos, and reservations: 
• Nambé Oweenge Pueblo
• Pojoaque Pueblo
• Santa Clara Pueblo 
• Also partially in Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties
• San Ildefonso Pueblo
• Also known as the Turquoise Clan  
• Tesuque Pueblo 

Sierra

• Elephant Butte, Truth or Consequences, 

Socorro

• Alamo, Socorro 
• Tribes, nations, pueblos, and reservations:
• Navajo Nation
• Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation
• Other sections of the Navajo Nation are located elsewhere in New Mexico and primarily Arizona 

Taos

• Peñasco, Questa, Ranchos de Taos, Taos  
• Tribes, nations, pueblos, and reservations: 
• Picuris Pueblo
• Taos Pueblo  

Union

• Clayton 

Valencia

• Belen, Bosque Farms, Los Lunas, Peralta, Rio Communities
• Tribes, nations, pueblos, and reservations:  
• Pueblo of Isleta
• More commonly known as Isleta Pueblo
• Also partially in Bernalillo County