La Bajada, New Mexico
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La Bajada, New Mexico | |
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Coordinates: 35°33′22″N 106°14′27″W / 35.55611°N 106.24083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Santa Fe |
Elevation | 5,496 ft (1,675 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP codes | 87052 |
Area code | 505 |
GNIS feature ID | 928746[1] |
La Bajada is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.[1] It is named after a geographical feature of the nearby Caja del Rio.
History
[edit]A post office called La Bajada was established in 1870, closed in 1872.[2] La Bajada is derived from Spanish meaning "the descent".[3]
Education
[edit]It is within Santa Fe Public Schools.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Bajada, New Mexico
- ^ "Santa Fe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 178.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
External links
[edit]Media related to La Bajada, New Mexico at Wikimedia Commons