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Unincorporated town in New Mexico, United States
Cuervo, New Mexico
Unincorporated town
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Coordinates: 35°01′52″N 104°24′31″W / 35.03111°N 104.40861°W / 35.03111; -104.40861
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyGuadalupe
Elevation4,859 ft (1,481 m)
Population
 • Total58
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code88417
Area code575
GNIS feature ID915818

Cuervo is an unincorporated town in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. Cuervo is located along Interstate 40 16.8 miles (27.0 km) east-northeast of Santa Rosa. Cuervo had a post office until September 10, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 88417. The community is nearly a ghost town now, having been split by the construction of I-40; but there is still a small church and a gas station. As of the 2000 census, the population was estimated at around 58 residents.

Cuervo was founded in 1901, and a post office was opened there in 1902, although records indicate that there was a settlement there prior to 1901. It began as a supply center for ranches in the area; by 1926, it had become a stop on Route 66 for travellers. The 1940 census recorded a population of 128, although by that time there were "few gas stations, groceries, no café, garage or other tourist accommodations." By 2011 the shell of an old stone schoolhouse and a stone church were still standing

Cuervo consists of four streets south of I-40 and two streets north of the interstate. Nearly all of the structures in the community are abandoned and very deteriorated. The town began in 1901 when the railroad came through. The town started to grow when the surrounding land was opened to cattle ranching in 1910. Then Route 66 came, and the town's population peaked in the 1940s at over 300. There are two homes in the community that appear updated and inhabited, along with one auto repair business. The community's long-abandoned school building and church appear to be undergoing restoration.

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  • Old stone schoolhouse with abandoned vehicle Old stone schoolhouse with abandoned vehicle
  • Wood-frame structure Wood-frame structure
  • Old stone schoolhouse Old stone schoolhouse
  • Water tower Water tower

References

  1. ^ "Cuervo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  4. "Where the Crows Flew: Cuervo, New Mexico". June 30, 2013.
  5. Hinkley, Jim (2011). Ghost Towns of Route 66. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-7603-3843-8.
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