Carpenter, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Carpenter is an unincorporated community in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, located 15 miles east of Albuquerque. A post office was operated in the community from 1903 to 1907.^[1]^[2] It was named in honor of its first postmaster, José R. Carpenter. The Carpenter name had existed earlier in the area: Henry Carpenter operated a large ranch in the Juan Tomás area in the 1880s.^[3]

References

↑ Julyan, Robert Hixson (1996-01-01). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 65. ISBN 9780826316899.
↑ "Carpenter Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
↑ Julyan, p. 65.

Municipalities and communities of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
County seat: Albuquerque
Cities	Albuquerque Rio Rancho‡
Town	Edgewood‡
Villages	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Tijeras
CDPs	Carnuel Cedar Crest Cedro Chilili Edith Endave Isleta Village Proper Manzano Springs‡ North Valley Pajarito Mesa Paradise Hills Ponderosa Pine San Antonito Sandia Heights Sandia Knolls Sandia Park Sedillo South Valley
Other unincorporated communities	Alameda Cañoncito Carpenter Isleta Pueblo Zuzax
Indian reservations	Laguna Pueblo‡ Navajo Nation‡ Sandia Pueblo‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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