The McIntosh post office opened in 1906, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Antelope (1891), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 1,395120 years
How historic is McIntosh?
D−
More historic than 2% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first McIntosh post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives McIntosh’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, McIntosh is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of McIntosh’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 McIntosh’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (28% of New Mexico towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±1.6 points) is firm at this size. 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 McIntosh’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of McIntosh yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
McIntosh is a census-designated place in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, McIntosh had a population of 1,395. McIntosh has a post office with ZIP code 87032, which opened on August 28, 1906. New Mexico State Road 41 passes through the community.
Its first post office opened in 1906. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,484 to 1,395 (-6%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
McIntosh, 1891 to 1906
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
McIntosh’s post office has been open since 1906. Another post office, Antelope, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Antelope
1891–1895
McIntosh
1906–today
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Antelope Springs
Gone or out of use
Antelope Post Officepost office
1cemetery inside McIntosh
McIntosh
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about McIntosh’s history
What year was McIntosh founded?
The McIntosh post office opened in 1906, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does McIntosh rank for history?
McIntosh is more historic than 2% 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.
How old are the homes in McIntosh?
0.0% of McIntosh’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.6 points), against a typical 2.3% for a New Mexico town; the median home was built in 1988.
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 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.
