Cuervo, New Mexico
Cuervo, New Mexico | |
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 Church and its deteriorated rectory in Cuervo | |
  Cuervo | |
| Coordinates: 35°01′52″N 104°24′31″W / 35.03111°N 104.40861°WCoordinates: 35°01′52″N 104°24′31″W / 35.03111°N 104.40861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Guadalupe |
| Elevation | 4,859 ft (1,481 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 88417 |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 915818[1] |
Cuervo is an unincorporated community in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States.[1] Cuervo is located along Interstate 40 16.8 miles (27.0 km) east-northeast of Santa Rosa. Cuervo had a post office until September 10, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 88417.[2][3] The community is nearly a ghost town now, having been split by the construction of I-40; but there is still a small church and a gas station.[4]
Cuervo consists of four streets south of I-40 and two streets north of the interstate. Nearly all of the structures in the community are abandoned and very deteriorated. The town began in 1901 when the railroad came thorough. The town started to grow when the surrounding land was opened to cattle ranching in 1910. Then Route 66 came, and the town's population peaked in the 1940s at over 300. There are two homes in the community that appear updated and inhabited, along with one auto repair business. The community's long-abandoned school building and church appear to be undergoing restoration.
References[]
- ^ a b "Cuervo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ^ "Where the Crows Flew: Cuervo, New Mexico". 30 June 2013.
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