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History · Middle Mesa

Half of Middle Mesa’s homes were built after 1994

Most of Middle Mesa was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: maps from 1954 on.

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0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Middle Mesa’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 Mesa are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Middle Mesa, in brief

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

Middle Mesa is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP following the 2010 census, replacing the Young Place CDP. As of the 2020 census, Middle Mesa had a population of 200.

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

By decade

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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 Mesa on the map, 1954 to 1971

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

Middle Mesa on the 1954 USGS mapMiddle Mesa on the 1971 USGS map1954Burnt Mesa 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 Mesa.

Famous people

Famous people close to Middle Mesa

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

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Stuart RoosaAmerican astronaut · b. 1933
Sepp KussAmerican road cyclist · b. 1994
Tom TullyAmerican actor · b. 1908
Quinn SimmonsAmerican cyclist · b. 2001
Turrell V. WylieAmerican tibetologist · b. 1927
Carmen SmallAmerican road racing cyclist · b. 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.