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History · Sheep Springs

Half of Sheep Springs’ homes were built after 1984

Most of Sheep Springs was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1966 on.

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What stands out about Sheep Springs’ past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sheep Springs are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Sheep Springs, in brief

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

Sheep Springs (Navajo: Tó Hałtsooí) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sheep Springs had a population of 262. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 245 to 262 (+7%).

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

By decade

Sheep Springs, decade by decade

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On the map

Sheep Springs on the map, 1966 to 1980

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

Sheep Springs on the 1966 USGS mapSheep Springs on the 1980 USGS map1966Sheep Springs 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 Sheep Springs.

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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 (1), 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.