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History · Alamo

Half of Alamo’s homes were built after 1998

Most of Alamo was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1998. Below: maps from 1964 on.

0on the National Register
7%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Alamo’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Alamo are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Alamo, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Alamo yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Alamo (Navajo: Tʼiistoh) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Alamo had a population of 1,150. It is the largest community on the Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,085 to 1,150 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Alamo, decade by decade

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On the map

Alamo on the map, 1964 to 1995

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Alamo. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Alamo on the 1964 USGS mapAlamo on the 1995 USGS map1964Table Mountain sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Alamo.

Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
John Padilla Settlement
Gone or out of use
Alamo Navajo Airportairport

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.