La Bajada, New Mexico
Census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States
35°33′22″N 106°14′27″W / 35.55611°N 106.24083°W / 35.55611; -106.24083[1]
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La Bajada is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.[1] It is named after a geographical feature of the nearby Caja del Rio.
History
A post office called La Bajada was established in 1870, closed in 1872.[2] La Bajada is derived from Spanish meaning "the descent".[3]
Education
It is within Santa Fe Public Schools.[4]
See also
New Mexico portal
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Bajada, New Mexico
- ^ "Santa Fe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 178.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
External links
Media related to La Bajada, New Mexico at Wikimedia Commons
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Municipalities and communities of Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
County seat: Santa Fe
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- Agua Fria
- Arroyo Hondo
- Barton‡
- Cañada de los Alamos
- Cañoncito
- Cedar Grove
- Chimayo‡
- Chupadero
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- Cuartelez
- Cundiyo
- Cuyamungue
- Cuyamungue Grant
- El Rancho
- El Valle de Arroyo Seco
- Eldorado at Santa Fe
- Encantado
- Galisteo
- Glorieta
- Golden
- Hyde Park
- Jacona
- Jaconita
- La Bajada
- La Cienega
- La Cueva
- La Puebla
- La Tierra
- Lamy
- Las Campanas
- Los Cerrillos
- Madrid
- Nambe
- Peak Place
- Pojoaque
- Rio Chiquito‡
- Rio en Medio
- San Ildefonso Pueblo
- San Pedro
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Fe Foothills
- Seton Village
- Sombrillo
- Stanley
- Sunlit Hills
- Tano Road
- Tesuque
- Tesuque Pueblo
- Thunder Mountain
- Tres Arroyos
- Valencia
- Valle Vista
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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