Cerro, New Mexico

The Village of Cerro
Unincorporated community
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Catholic Church in Cerro, March 2021
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Catholic Church in Cerro, March 2021
The Village of Cerro is located in New Mexico
The Village of Cerro
The Village of Cerro
Coordinates: 36°45′25″N 105°37′16″W / 36.75694°N 105.62111°W / 36.75694; -105.62111
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyTaos
Elevation
[1]
7,602 ft (2,317 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total428
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87519
Area code575
GNIS feature ID904926[1]
Websitehttp://www.laplaza.org/government/cerro/

Cerro is an unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States[2] located along New Mexico State Road 378. It was founded in 1854 by settlers from Taos and Questa and was named for Cerro Guadalupe.[3]

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