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History · Encinal

1 of Encinal’s places is on the National Register

Its Register listing is the Village of Encinal Day School. Below: maps from 1957 on.

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What stands out about Encinal’s past

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

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The story so far

Encinal, in brief

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Encinal is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is the smallest of the six villages of the Laguna Pueblo and sits at the base of Mount Taylor. As of the 2020 census, Encinal had a population of 207.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 210 in 2010, 207 in 2020.

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

By decade

Encinal, decade by decade

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On the map

Encinal on the map, 1957 to 1971

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

Encinal on the 1957 USGS mapEncinal on the 1971 USGS map1957Laguna 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 Encinal.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Encinal

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1980
Village of Encinal Day School
Village of Encinal Day School, built 1926
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Mission Style1
Pueblo Style1
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Village of Encinal Day SchoolBuilding · listed 1980

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Encinal’s history

What is on the National Register in Encinal?

One place: the Village of Encinal Day School (listed 1980).

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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 (4), the National Register of Historic Places (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.