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Cerro, New Mexico

Coordinates: 36°45′14″N 105°36′46″W / 36.75389°N 105.61278°W / 36.75389; -105.61278
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The Village of Cerro
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyTaos
Elevation
7,461 ft (2,274 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total428
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87519
Area code575
Websitehttp://www.laplaza.org/government/cerro/

Cerro is an unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.[1] It was founded in 1854 by settlers from Taos and Questa and was named for Cerro Guadalupe.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Cerro, New Mexico". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 73. ISBN 0826316891.

36°45′14″N 105°36′46″W / 36.75389°N 105.61278°W / 36.75389; -105.61278