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History · Beclabito

Half of Beclabito’s homes were built after 1993

Most of Beclabito was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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What stands out about Beclabito’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Beclabito’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewTHE HOGAN IS THE TRADITIONAL DWELLING O…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Beclabito, in brief

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

Beclabito (Navajo: Bitłʼááh Bitoʼ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Beclabito had a population of 265. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 317 to 265 (-16%).

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

By decade

Beclabito, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1970s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1970s1 item
THE HOGAN IS THE TRADITIONAL DWELLING OF THE NAVAJO INDIANS1972THE HOGAN IS THE TRADITIONAL DWELLING OF THE NAVAJO I…
1980s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today3 recent
Beclabito 32021Beclabito 3Beclabito 22021Beclabito 2Beclabito 12021Beclabito 1
On the map

Beclabito on the map, 1953 to 1982

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

Beclabito on the 1953 USGS mapBeclabito on the 1982 USGS map1953Pastora Peak sheet · 1:62,500

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

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

THE HOGAN IS THE TRADITIONAL DWELLING OF THE NAVAJO INDIANS
Retake this viewTHE HOGAN IS THE TRADITIONAL DWELLING OF THE NAVAJO INDIANS, 1972

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Beclabito’s page.

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Sources

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 (4), 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.