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History · San Fidel

San Fidel’s post office opened in 1919, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Its Register listing is the Acoma Curio Shop. Below: maps from 1957 on.

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How San Fidel began

When was San Fidel founded?

1919

The San Fidel post office opened in 1919, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 124107 years
Founding year: the first San Fidel post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about San Fidel’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 San Fidel are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how San Fidel’s history is told.

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The story so far

San Fidel, in brief

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

San Fidel is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, San Fidel had a population of 124. San Fidel has a post office with ZIP code 87049, which opened on December 24, 1910. New Mexico State Road 124, the original Route 66, also known as the "Old Road," passes through the community. The Acoma Curio Shop, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in San Fidel.

Its first post office opened in 1919. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 138 to 124 (-10%).

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

By decade

San Fidel, decade by decade

Today4 recent
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On the map

San Fidel on the map, 1957 to 1971

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

San Fidel on the 1957 USGS mapSan Fidel on the 1971 USGS map1957Cubero 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 San Fidel.

On the National Register

1 historic place in San Fidel

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

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each building in a district counts
first listed
2009
Acoma Curio Shop
Acoma Curio Shop
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Acoma Curio ShopBuilding

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

Famous people

Famous people close to San Fidel

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

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Paula Gunn AllenAmerican writer · b. 1939
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Marvin StephensAmerican film actor · b. 1922
Lee MarmonAmerican photographer · b. 1925
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Clemente SanchezAmerican politician · b. 1958
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Frank HudsonAmerican football player · b. 1875
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Jack WallaceAmerican football player and coach · b. 1925
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

San Fidel’s post office has been open since 1919.

Gone or out of use
San Fidel Post Officepost office
1cemetery inside San Fidel
San Fidel

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

Questions about San Fidel’s history

What year was San Fidel founded?

The San Fidel post office opened in 1919, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in San Fidel?

One place: the Acoma Curio Shop (listed 2009).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (4), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.