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History · Coyote

Coyote’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Coyote is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 128 as of the 2010 census. Coyote has a post office with ZIP code 87012. New Mexico State Road 96 passes through the community. Coyote was settled in 1862.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 128 to 110 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 2002.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Coyote 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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Michelle Lujan GrishamMichelle Lujan GrishamLos Alamos · 25 miDrew GoddardDrew GoddardLos Alamos · 25 miStephen WaltStephen WaltLos Alamos · 25 miAlexandr WangAlexandr WangLos Alamos · 25 miMaria MartinezMaria MartinezSan Ildefonso Pueblo · 32 miManuel LujanManuel LujanSan Ildefonso Pueblo · 32 mi
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Coyote, 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 Coyote is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Coyote has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is O'Keeffe, Georgia, Ghost Ranch House in Youngsville, 14.1 miles away.

Coyote and the nearest listed places

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O'Keeffe, Georgia, Ghost Ranch HouseWhitaker Dinosaur QuarryGeorgia O'Keeffe Home and StudioTomas Gonzales HouseGrant RoadBayo Road

Closest to Coyote

O'Keeffe, Georgia, Ghost Ranch HouseYoungsville · District14.1miWhitaker Dinosaur QuarryCanjilon · Site15.1miGeorgia O'Keeffe Home and StudioAbiquiu · Built 194916.7miTomas Gonzales HouseAbiquiu · Built 189517.6miGrant RoadLos Alamos · Road24.5mi

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. O'Keeffe, Georgia, Ghost Ranch House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Coyote?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Coyote’s story, or a memory of it.
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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

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📜 Cuba📜 Jemez Springs📜 Española📜 San Ysidro
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