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History · Cruzville

Cruzville’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Cruzville. 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

Cruzville is a census-designated place in Catron County, New Mexico, United States, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Reserve. It is located in the Apache National Forest. As of the 2020 census, Cruzville had a population of 74.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 72 to 74 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1977.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cruzville 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cruzville’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Cruzville

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Fred ColterFred ColterNutrioso · 32 miGrant Alonzo BlackGrant Alonzo BlackAlpine · 27 miMAMark AndersonReserve · 9 miPSPatricio M. SernaReserve · 9 miRoger RivasRoger RivasLuna · 16 mi
By decade

Cruzville, 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 Cruzville is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cruzville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is El Caso Lookout Complex in Aragon, 22.5 miles away.

Cruzville and the nearest listed places

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El Caso Lookout ComplexBearwallow Mountain Lookout Cabins and Shed

Closest to Cruzville

El Caso Lookout ComplexAragon · Built 193422.5miBearwallow Mountain Lookout Cabins and ShedMogollon · Built 192325mi

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. El Caso Lookout Complex’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Cruzville?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Cruzville’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

nearby towns’ history
📜 Reserve📜 Eagar📜 Springerville
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