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History · Soham

Soham’s post office opened in 1916

Below: maps from 1890 on.

1916first post office
0on the National Register
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How Soham began

When was Soham founded?

1916

The Soham post office opened in 1916, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 147110 years
Founding year: the first Soham post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Soham’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 Soham are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18903 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 2002. Watch Soham change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Soham’s history is told.

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On the map

Soham on the map, 1890 to 2002

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

Soham on the 1890 USGS mapSoham on the 1983 USGS mapSoham on the 2002 USGS map1890Bernal sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story so far

Soham, in brief

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

Soham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Soham had a population of 147. The community is located near Exit 319 on Interstate 25.

Its first post office opened in 1916. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 210 to 147 (-30%).

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

Timeline

Soham, 1890 to 1965

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1890On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 20th century
  4. 1916Post officeThe Soham post office opens
  5. 1965Post officeThe Soham post office closes
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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Soham

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

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Adrian GrenierAmerican actor, director, producer, musician · b. 1976
Wally FunkAmerican aviator and astronaut · b. 1939
Ben Ray LujánU.S. Senator from New Mexico · b. 1972
Lori NelsonAmerican actress and model · b. 1933
Bruce KingAmerican businessman and politician · b. 1924
Teresa Leger FernandezAmerican attorney and politician · b. 1959
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

Soham had its own post office from 1916 to 1965.

Soham
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19101970today
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Soham Post Officepost office

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

Questions about Soham’s history

What year was Soham founded?

The Soham post office opened in 1916, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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

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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 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.