History · Cubero
Cubero’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Cubero. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
2old images & papers
1historic places
4recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was founded by Mexicans and was located along the route of the Santa Fe Railroad's first transcontinental rail line through the Southwestern United States.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1869Mexican town of Cubero, New Mexico, Western Out…Commons
1979Drive In ice cream sign, Route 124Commons
1980–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMexican town of Cubero, New Mexic…, 1869: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Cubero, decade by decade
1980s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings 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
1 historic place in Cubero
Cubero has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 7 historic buildings, because Route 66 Rural Historic District: Laguna to McCarty's alone counts 7.
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In New Mexicoby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
7historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1994first listedRoute 66 Rural Historic District: Laguna to McCarty's
Where they are
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Districts
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
the same place, years apart
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1869 · Commons2010 · Commons
Mexican town of Cubero, New Mexico, Western Outpost on 35th Parallel, 935 miles west of Missouri River, 141 years apartDrag to compare · matched automatically from the two captions
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.