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Bibo’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Bibo. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Bibo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bibo had a population of 121. Bibo is located approximately 13 miles (21 km) north of Laguna on Route 279 (north of Interstate 40). The town was named after the Bibo brothers, who settled in the area in the 1880s. Ben Bibo operated a trading post from 1895 to 1920.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 140 to 121 (-14%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bibo yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bibo, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bibo is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bibo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Village of Encinal Day School in Encinal, 4.8 miles away.

Bibo and the nearest listed places

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Village of Encinal Day SchoolRoute 66 Rural Historic District: Laguna to McCarty'sLaguna PuebloSan Jose de la Laguna Mission and ConventoAcoma Curio ShopRoute 66, State Maintained from McCartys to Grants

Closest to Bibo

Village of Encinal Day SchoolEncinal · Built 19264.8miRoute 66 Rural Historic District: Laguna to McCarty'sCubero · District8.6miLaguna PuebloLaguna · Built 16999.5miSan Jose de la Laguna Mission and ConventoLaguna · Building9.6miAcoma Curio ShopSan Fidel · Building12.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Village of Encinal Day School’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Grants📜 Milan📜 Rio Rancho📜 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
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