Llano, New Mexico

Llano
Unincorporated community
Llano is located in New Mexico
Llano
Llano
Location within the state of New Mexico
Llano is located in the United States
Llano
Llano
Llano (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°08′24″N 105°40′54″W / 36.14000°N 105.68167°W / 36.14000; -105.68167
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyTaos
Elevation
[1]
8,075 ft (2,461 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87543[2]
Area code575
GNIS feature ID908081[1]

Llano, also known as Llano de San Juan is an unincorporated community located in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located on New Mexico State Road 73, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) south of Peñasco. Llano is located on the Las Trampas Land Grant which dates back to 1751. It was founded in 1796 after governor Fernando Chacon gave permission for settlement in the valley. A post office was operated from 1898 to 1914, and was then reestablished in 1925.[3]

Llano is located about two miles from the scenic High Road to Taos in the valley of the Rio Santa Barbara on the western side of the Sangre de Cristo mountains.

  • The Catholic Church in Llano.
    The Catholic Church in Llano.
  • Llano c. 1930s
    Llano c. 1930s
  • School children in Llano, 1940s
    School children in Llano, 1940s
  • The hamlet of Rodarte, New Mexico, one mile from Llano, August 1940.
    The hamlet of Rodarte, New Mexico, one mile from Llano, August 1940.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Llano, New Mexico
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 205. ISBN 0826316891.


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