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History · Middle Frisco

The history of Middle Frisco

Below: maps from 1965 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Middle Frisco’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Middle Frisco are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Middle Frisco, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Middle Frisco’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Frisco
1885–1914
Frisco
1938–1942
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
San Francisco Plaza
1cemetery inside Middle Frisco
Saint Francis

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Middle Frisco, in brief

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

Middle Frisco is a census-designated place in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Middle Frisco had a population of 51. The community is part of San Francisco Plaza.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 77 to 51 (-34%).

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

Timeline

Middle Frisco, 1885 to 1965

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885Post officeThe Frisco post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1914Post officeThe Frisco post office closes
  5. 1938Post officeThe Frisco post office opens
  6. 1942Post officeThe Frisco post office closes
  7. 1965On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Middle Frisco on the map, 1965 to 1999

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

Middle Frisco on the 1965 USGS mapMiddle Frisco on the 1999 USGS map1965Reserve 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 Middle Frisco.

Famous people

Famous people close to Middle Frisco

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

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Fred ColterAmerican rancher and politician · b. 1879
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Mark AndersonAmerican politician in Arizona · b. 1957
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Patricio M. SernaAmerican judge

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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.