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History · Mogollon

Mogollon’s post office opened in 1890, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

Most of Mogollon was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1947. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 78 buildings between them.

1890first post office
2on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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How Mogollon began

When was Mogollon founded?

1890

The Mogollon post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 11136 years
Founding year: the first Mogollon post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
On the National Register

2 listings protect 78 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
78
each building in a district counts
first listed
1987
Mogollon Historic District
Mogollon Historic DistrictSocorro Mines Mining Company Mill, Fannie Hill
Districts
Mogollon Historic DistrictDistrict
All 2 listings
Socorro Mines Mining Company Mill, Fannie HillDistrict · listed 1987

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Mogollon’s post office has been open since 1890.

Gone or out of use
Alberta GroupmineClifton ProspectmineDeep Down MinemineEberle MinemineEmperial LodemineFannie MinemineGood Hope LodemineGraveyard Gulch MinemineHorace LodemineHumming Bird LodemineJohn Brothers MinemineJohnson GroupmineJohnson MinemineLast Chance MinemineLittle Charlie GroupmineLittle Charlie MinemineLittle Fannie MinemineMaud S Minemine
1cemetery inside Mogollon
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Mogollon’s history

What year was Mogollon founded?

The Mogollon post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Mogollon?

Two places: the Mogollon Historic District (listed 1987) and the Socorro Mines Mining Company Mill, Fannie Hill (1987).

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (2), 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.