Seboyeta, New Mexico

Seboyeta, New Mexico
Census-designated place

Exterior view of a church at Cibolleta, New Mexico, ca.1898
Seboyeta
Coordinates: 35°12′04″N 107°23′21″W / 35.20111°N 107.38917°W / 35.20111; -107.38917Coordinates: 35°12′04″N 107°23′21″W / 35.20111°N 107.38917°W / 35.20111; -107.38917
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Cibola
Area[1]
 • Total 11.518 sq mi (29.83 km2)
 • Land 11.509 sq mi (29.81 km2)
 • Water 0.009 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation 6,394 ft (1,949 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 179
 • Density 16/sq mi (6.0/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 87014[3]
Area code(s) 505
GNIS feature ID 923688[4]

Seboyeta is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 179 as of the 2010 census. Seboyeta had a post office from February 5, 1885, to January 7, 1995.[5] The community was established in 1749.[4]

The U.S. Army created the first post called Fort Wingate here in 1849. General Edward Canby ordered this post moved to San Rafael, New Mexico in 1862.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. 1 2 "Seboyeta". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ Fort Wingate @NewMexicoHistory.org


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