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History · Paguate

The history of Paguate

Below: 5 old photos and papers and maps from 1978 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
5old photos & papers
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From Paguate’s archive · credits on each photo
The story so far

Paguate, in brief

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

Paguate is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Paguate had a population of 474.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 421 to 474 (+13%).

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

By decade

Paguate, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s5 items
Group of Laguna Indians at Paquate, New Mexico, ca.1900 (CHS-3908)c. 1900Group of Laguna Indians at Paquate, New Mexico, ca.19…Laguna Indian men threshing wheat at Paquate, New Mexico, ca.1900 (CHS-3911)c. 1900Laguna Indian men threshing wheat at Paquate, New Mex…Laguna Indians threshing and winnowing wheat at the pueblo town of Paquate, New Mexico, ca.1900 (CHS-3909)c. 1900Laguna Indians threshing and winnowing wheat at the p…Laguna Indians threshing and winnowing wheat at the pueblo town of Paquate, New Mexico, ca.1900 (CHS-3910)c. 1900Laguna Indians threshing and winnowing wheat at the p…Pueblo of Paquate which belonged to Laguna, New Mexico, ca.1900 (CHS-4741)c. 1900Pueblo of Paquate which belonged to Laguna, New Mexic…
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today2 recent
Paguate House2015Paguate HousePaguate Panorama2009Paguate Panorama
On the map

Paguate on the map in 1978

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Paguate.

Paguate on the 1978 USGS map1978Grants sheet · 1:100,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Paguate.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Group of Laguna Indians at Paquate, New Mexico, ca.1900 (CHS-3908)
Retake this viewGroup of Laguna Indians at Paquate, New Mexico, ca.1900 (CHS-3908), c. 1900

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Paguate’s page.

Retake this view · +15
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
PW - 2 Minemine
1cemetery inside Paguate
Paguate

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Finish Paguate’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewGroup of Laguna Indians at Paquate, New…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

BiboIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Paguate’s history

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Sources

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 Wikimedia Commons (7), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.