Jump to content

La Bajada, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°33′22″N 106°14′27″W / 35.55611°N 106.24083°W / 35.55611; -106.24083
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

La Bajada, New Mexico
La Bajada is located in New Mexico
La Bajada
La Bajada
Location within the state of New Mexico
La Bajada is located in the United States
La Bajada
La Bajada
La Bajada (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°33′22″N 106°14′27″W / 35.55611°N 106.24083°W / 35.55611; -106.24083
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySanta Fe
Elevation5,496 ft (1,675 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87052
Area code505
GNIS feature ID928746[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]

flag New Mexico portal

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Bajada, New Mexico
  2. ^ "Santa Fe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 178.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
[edit]

Media related to La Bajada, New Mexico at Wikimedia Commons