Most of Jemez Pueblo was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: 6 old photos and papers and maps from 1943 on.
From Jemez Pueblo’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers
How Jemez Pueblo began
When was Jemez Pueblo founded?
1950
The Jemez Pueblo post office opened in 1950, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Jemes (1879), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 1,96376 years
How historic is Jemez Pueblo?
C+
More historic than 43% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Jemez Pueblo post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Jemez Pueblo’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Jemez Pueblo is more historic than 43% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
C+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Jemez Pueblo’s overall grade.
New Mexico towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical New Mexico town has 2.2 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Jemez Pueblo’s 455 sits above most of its state (98% of New Mexico towns have fewer) while its 100 historic buildings outnumber those of 89% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to A−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±9.7 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Jemez Pueblo’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices and places now gone
Jemez Pueblo’s post office has been open since 1950. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Jemes
1879–1950
Jemez
1950–1950
Jemez Pueblo
1950–today
18701950today
Gone or out of use
Indian Springsmine
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Jemez Pueblo, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Jemez Pueblo yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Jemez Pueblo (/ˈhɛmɛz/; Jemez: Walatowa, Navajo: Mąʼii Deeshgiizh) is a federally recognized tribe and census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,963 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area. The CDP is named after the pueblo at its center. Among Jemez people, it is known as Walatowa. It was likely the location of the Franciscan Mission San Diego de la Congregacion.
Its first post office opened in 1950. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,788 to 1,963 (+10%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Jemez Pueblo, 1879 to 1950
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
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.
The Jemez Pueblo post office opened in 1950, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Jemez Pueblo rank for history?
Jemez Pueblo is more historic than 43% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Jemez Pueblo?
One place: the Jemez Pueblo (listed 1977).
How old are the homes in Jemez Pueblo?
8% of Jemez Pueblo’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±9.7 points), against a typical 2.3% for a New Mexico town; the median home was built in 1979.
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).
From the Library of Congress (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.
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