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History · Loco Hills

Loco Hills’ post office opened in 1941

Below: maps from 1963 on.

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How Loco Hills began

When was Loco Hills founded?

1941

The Loco Hills post office opened in 1941, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 6885 years
Founding year: the first Loco Hills post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Loco Hills’ past

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The story so far

Loco Hills, in brief

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

Loco Hills is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Loco Hills had a population of 68. Loco Hills has a post office with ZIP code 88255. U.S. Route 82 passes through the community. It is within the Artesia Public Schools school district. Artesia High School is the school district's sole comprehensive high school.

Its first post office opened in 1941. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 126 to 68 (-46%).

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

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On the map

Loco Hills on the map, 1963 to 1985

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

Loco Hills on the 1963 USGS mapLoco Hills on the 1985 USGS map1963Maljamar 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 Loco Hills.

Famous people

Famous people close to Loco Hills

Nobody well known was born in Loco Hills itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Bruce CabotActor · b. 1904
F. Drew GaffneyAmerican astronaut · b. 1946
Alexa HavinsAmerican actress · b. 1980
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Joseph HardyAmerican film director · b. 1929
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Landry JonesAmerican football player · b. 1989
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Richard TravisAmerican actor · b. 1913

Questions about Loco Hills’ history

What year was Loco Hills founded?

The Loco Hills post office opened in 1941, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.